Book

Report on the Iban of Sarawak: Vol. 1: Iban social organization

Government Printing Office • Kuching, Sarawak • Published In 1955 • Pages:

By: Freeman, Derek.

Abstract
Only the first volume of this work is included here. Volume 1 deals with Iban social organization, in particular with the Iban Bilek-family and the long house community. In addition to the physical type and location of the Iban community house structures, Freeman deals with recruitment to the house through birth, marriage, and adoption, the incorporation of new families into the community, the structure of authority and the pressures of social control which the community can wield over its members. The ritual unity of the long house is shown to be the principal bond among the members. Brief descriptions of the long house as a corporate entity, in political, economic and ritual activities, are also given.
Subjects
Household
culture
Iban
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Leslie L. Clark
Field Date
1949-1951
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Sarawak, Malaysia
Notes
J.D. Freeman
Material on the bilek-family is indexed for Recreational Facilities (529) , Household (592), and the long-house is Community Structures (345).
Volume 2, Agriculture, Land Usage and Land Tenure Among the Iban, is not included since it duplicates data in 1 and 6: Freeman
LCSH
Ibans (Bornean people)