The next talk in our Heritage Speakers Series, “Revealing the Invisible in Heritage Preservation“, will be given by Dr. Derham Groves. When assessing buildings for their heritage value and whether they should be preserved, belief systems such as feng shui, spiritual associations, and back-stories are often ignored. Dr Groves will discuss the importance of these […]
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Traditional healing rituals within the Melanau community are being forgotten. Several types of Melanau traditional healing rituals that are no longer carried out today due to the availability of modern medicine and religious conversion. Dakan/bilum are two of the rituals that are still practiced, but the number of practitioners with the knowledge is dwindling. Muhammad […]
Join in a conversation on Melanau culture and traditional healing practice, and The Realm Between” with Dr. Rolf Schlömer and Ms Diana Rose. Sunday 21st August, at 3 p.m. (doors open at 2:30) at the Borneo Cultures Museum, Kuching (Arts and Crafts Room, Level 2). (Access through main BCM entrance. You will not be charged […]