beginning as early as the 17th century when Dutch traders first visited the Sultan of Brunei, from that time through to Southeast Asia.
The Dutch government’s official visit to Brunei last January was a good opportunity to map out a chronology and to revisit the history between the two countries. With the unique ‘Borneo Cultures in Brunei and the Dutch Collection’ exhibition, this time opened at the Brunei Museum, and among visitors Maxim. This exhibition has since been moved to the old Tutong District Office building, and will remain open to visitors until the end of July 2013, the culture of the people of the two countries. Specifically, it focuses on
the sharing of heritage, with almost 60 objects from every island on which the country of Brunei is located. Among them are art objects, rare books, maps and photographs over a century old, which are still well preserved although they come from the era of the 1870s through to the 1940s. Another rather attractive display item is a hand-drawn map of Borneo, from the Dutch collection.
The exhibition at Tutong was officiated by the Honourable Dato Paduka Awang Hj Abdullah bin Hj Mohd Jaafar, a member of the Legislative Council. used more than 100 years ago, especially in Kalimantan, this exhibition is more than 100 years old, some of the items are still used to this day, such as blowpipes used for hunting in the forest, clothing made from tree bark which is now made into souvenirs, mats and hats made from rattan and screw pine leaves which are still used by the people of Borneo.
Portrait of a Dayak man with an ornate shield, early 20th century, Borneo, photo, Tropenmuseum collection. Shield, late 20th century, Kenyah-Kayan, wood, collection of the Brunei Museums Department.
The exhibition at the old Tutong District Office building is now open to visitors every day from the morning until 4.30pm and admission is free. The result of a new collaboration with.
Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2013 Jul-Aug, pages 70-70. Printed in Bahasa Melayu and translated into English for this site; text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected.
