Longhouses of Sarawak
The jungle and the coast provide the building materials such as the nipah palm used on the roof of a Melanau house.
The longhouses of Sarawak epitomize the communal lifestyle of ethnic groups such as the Iban, Melanau, Orang Ulu and Bidayuh. Although the Melanau house differs from the others in being tall rather than long, its spatial organization is similar. Several families are accommodated in one large house. Each family has its own private unit but shares communal areas, such as the gallery where social activities take place, and the open deck where crops and laundry are dried.
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- The longhouse community
- Types of longhouses in Sarawak