book chapter
Sarawak: its inhabitants and productions
Richard Bentley • London, Eng. • Published In 1848 • Pages:
By: Low, Hugh.
Abstract
Mr. Low, Colonial Secretary at Labuan, gathered his material on the people of Sarawak during some thirty months spent collecting plants and seeds. Much of the data presented deals with warfare, and inter-cultural relations, but some information is also presented on clothing, navigation and boats, agriculture, hunting and fishing, housing, marriage, burial, etc.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- James Leary
- Field Date
- 1844-1847
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Sarawak, Malaysia
- Notes
- Hugh Low
- Only pages dealing with the Iban (p. 165-239) are included
- LCSH
- Ibans (Bornean people)