1) Ibans are an indigenous ethnic group located mainly in Sarawak, Malaysia. They speak the Iban language and traditionally live in longhouses. 2) A key part of Iban culture is their festivals, especially Gawai Dayak which celebrates the rice harvest. As part of the festival there is tuak drinking, ceremonies, and the kujuk tradition of sharing food. 3) Iban traditional clothing, music, and dance are also important aspects of their culture. For dance, the ngajat is performed during festivals and has different styles for men and women. Their clothing includes ngepan and sirat. Musical instruments include gendang engkerumung and bebend

1. IBAN CULTURE
( FESTIVAL, CLOTHES, MUSIC, DANCE )
English for Academic Purpose
BBI 2409
Instructor : Mr. Peter Clarence Ak Cluny
Group Members:
1.Nurul Fa’izun Bt. Hossin (S17431)
2. Javelynn Jerini AK. Abob@Engu (S17434)
3. Jennerthy Suzy AK. Naoh (S17746)
4. Law Hui Nee (S17633)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Ibans are a branch of the Dayak peoples of
Borneo.
• In Malaysia,most Ibans are located in Sarawak
• They speak the Iban language.
• Mostly Iban’s people live long house.

3. Tanju
Ruai
Longhouse

4. IBAN’S FESTIVAL
Many type of Gawai ‘s Festival
• Rice harvesting festival
Gawai Dayak.
• Bird festival Gawai Burong .
• Spirit festival Gawai Antu.
• But the main festival for the
Ibans is Rice harvesting
festival , Ist Jun every year.

5. GAWAI DAYAK DAY
• While celebrating Gawai Dayak Day, there
must have
 ”ranyai”
 Tuak
• Gawai dayak Day is
celebrate to regrate their
lord because have gave
them sustenance.
 ‘Miring” ceremony
‘Kujuk’

6. Kujuk
•Kujuk is a culture.
•They use pua kumbu tu covered
the food.
•Often, ‘Tuai Rumah’ will take off
it.
•After that everyone will eat the
food together.

7. Iban’s Traditional food
Pansoh
Sarang semut
Penganan Daun Jabang Pansoh
Daun
jabang
goreng

8. Women Iban’s clothes
Iban’s Traditional clothes

9. Men Iban’s Clothes

10. Cont.
How to use sirat.

11. Iban’s Traditional Music
Gendang Engkerumung
•Made from wood
•There was a hole in the middle of
wood
•Then the hole of the wood is covered
by animal skin.
•Made from small pot.
•I set contain of 8 ‘Engkerumung in
1 rack.

12. • It use to make an
announcement when there
was a ceremony.
• Made in metal.
Bebendai
Tawak
Cont.

13. GENDANG RAYAH
•important traditional music performed by the Iban community in Sarawak.
•the Gendang Rayah is only allowed to be played during religious festivals.

14. IBAN’S TRADITIONAL DANCE
What is ngajat ?
• Originated from the Iban
community
• Has been passed down from
generation to generation.
• Performed to celebrate the most
important harvest festival, Gawai
Dayak.
•Men dancers are called ‘Keling’.
•Women dancers are called ‘ Kumang’.

15. Type of ngajat
• Ngajat Induk
• Ngajat bebunoh
• Ngajat Lesong
• Ngajat Berayah
• Ngajat “Ngemai antu pala”
• Ngajat burung

16. Cont.
• Iban men and women
have different styles of
ngajat.
• Ngajat for men is more
aggressive.
• Women’s form of ngajat
consists of soft, graceful
movements.
• Ngajat is accompanied
by the taboh.

17. Conclusion
Every race have different and it also have
uniqueness culture. For Iban’s race, they also
have some unique culture. In term of dance,
Ibans have Ngajat. They also have unique
cloths which called ‘Ngepan’ and ‘Sirat’. The
conclusion is we have to appreciate every
culture.

18. Reference
• http://www.dancemalaysia.com/Dance/Traditional/Folk_Danc
e_East/Ngajat_Iban/ngajat_iban.htm
• http://totallydelicious.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/makanan-
tradisi-kaum-iban/
• http://budayapakaiandimalaysia.blogspot.com/2010/08/pakai
an-tradisional-kaum-iban.html
• http://bizniz87.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/perengka-muzik-
iban/
• http://malaysiana.pnm.my/01/010401swkiban_pengenalan.h
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