1. Borneo Festival
Although Borneo Festival was not in the programme during my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, when the opportunity arose, I grabbed it. After all, despite being a Malaysian, Borneo is like an entirely different country to the ignorant me.
2. Iban (female) with silver head dress (L) & Bajau (Sabah)
3. L-R: Kadazan-Dusun (male), Iban (male) & Kadazan-Dusun (female)
This Borneo Festival was organised in conjunction with Hari Gawai and Pesta Kaamatan (harvest festivals in Sabah and Sarawak) that fell in late May. Held in Central Market Kuala Lumpur, it was a great introduction of the world of Borneo to locals from West Malaysia and to foreigners alike.
4. L-R: Bidayuh (female), Bajau male & female
5. Baju Melayu Sarawak (L) & Cocos Malay from Sabah (R)
Hopefully, their interest is piqued enough to want to fly to Borneo to discover Sabah and Sarawak first hand!
6. Bidayuh (male & female)
7. Orang Ulu (male & female)
No doubt, this Borneo Festival is long over but I still would like to document it for future reference, particularly the fashion show where traditional costumes of the various tribes were showcased. Hopefully, I got everything right!
8. Limbai Dance – Bajau (Sabah)
9. fashion show finale
Event: Borneo Festival
Venue: Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 28th May, 2016
Time: 5.30pm
10. Anderson Kalang on the sape
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4 Comments
At June 20, 2016, Pamela Yeoh Bee Cheng wrote:
looks like is a great event. wish can attend more of this event
At June 20, 2016, Rawlins GLAM wrote:
A great way to promote my homeland - Sarawak. They should have more roadshows like this to educate Malaysian about Borneo.
Thanks for the post.
At June 20, 2016, Mable Seah wrote:
This is a must for Malaysians to experience it by themselves, thanks for sharing yo!
At June 20, 2016, Absolute Yana wrote:
If I'm not mistaken one of my acquaintance was there.. they really do treasure their roots...it's really nice to see this..