Lun Bawang sun hats now on show at Sarawak Museum


Hats off: The two Lun Bawang sun hats recently donated to the Sarawak Museum Department.

KUCHING: A century-old headhunter’s parang and two Lun Bawang sun hats from the 1960s are among five artefacts donated to the Sarawak Museum Depart­ment.

State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the parang was received from an individual named Mangu Bueng, who said it had been in his family’s possession for almost 100 years.

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