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MELAK REGENCY
Melak is the biggest city upriver of Mahakam River, this famous
town with 'Cagar Nam Anggrek Kersik Luwai' where about 72 different
orchid species has grew in this place include a real rareness
orchid 'Cologenia Pandurata'. Nicest time to see orchid in this
place is in January and February. The location of orchid garden
is about 16 Km from Melak, which is reachable with renting vehicle
of jeep or motorcycle. Various event of interesting customs is
frequently performed in Melak like marriage ceremony, healing,
death, buffalo cut ceremony and others. Healing ceremony, which
is often performed usually in each March, April and June. The
regional around Melak, in west side of Mahakam River, be plateau
area (plateau) where in adjoining there is Barong Tongkok village,
which is reachable by joining with others motorcycle or minibus
public transport. This public vehicle would continuously finite
to Eheng. In Barong Tongkok is available booth and Putri Tanjung
Hotel. In Eheng there is an original long house, property of local
public. It is told original, because this customhouse being built
in 1960 still be dwelt by 32 Dayak Banuaq families. The possibilities
of this long house become the last Dayak ash customhouse that
built without subsidy from government.
Between Barong Tongkok and Eheng that is in Mencimai there is
a museum agriculture of Dayak public that built by agricultural
economy student from Japan who interesting with the public culture.
In this museum is explained for example way of Dayak publics hunt
animal (pig and monkey) in forest, way of collecting made, and
way of making clothes from bark. This Museum also has collection
of weapon mandau and tool from cane.
- LONG IRAM
Long Iram is a calm village and peace. Here there are a number
of omission buildings in colonial period. This village usually
becomes perambulation end point Mahakam River. The journey
farther upstream from this Long Iram has been difficult to
be done by the river condition that is not enables to be passed
by speedboat. But if the condition is enable farther upstream
journey able to be done. Not far from Long Iram (3 Km) there
is Gap Lake where you can explore the lake that become monkey
habitat by rent some ships, which available. From Gap Lake
journey can be continued to Tering - ama where there is a
real impressing church.
- DATAH BILANG
If the condition has enable you can continue the farther upstream
journey, hence the interesting place, which can be visited
after Long Iram is Datah Bilang. This area is Dayak Kenyah
tribe public region who believing in Protestant Christian
moving to this area in 1970 from their area before in Apokayan.
The Dayak Kenyah woman in this place have long ear because
decorate by a decoration as ballast.
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