The reception is a bamboo bridge over flowing water followed by a brief uphill climb, opening up to a patio that overlooks lush greenery. The maze-like corridors of the retreat are lined with bamboo; its walls the product of the fresh forest that dwarfed the villagestay. On our last day, we were led by Pineapple […]
BIDAYUH HANDICRAFT: the masters of bamboo carving
From containers to kitchenware, flooring to fans and pipes, bamboo is used in a thousand ways in Sarawak. The variety of its uses is matched only by the diversity of the designs and carvings. The Bidayuh people are masters of bamboo carving, they produce very fine boxes and containers that may have been designed to […]