A symbol burial pole jutting out proudly into the sky on the museum ground, In the old days,elaborate burial poles or ' kelirieng ' were carved by the Orang Ulu to inter the remains of their chiefs. Made up of a huge hardwood tree trunk, nitches are carved and hollowed at the top for the jar containing the bone of the chief. According to records, some of the Kelirieng measure more than 180 centimetres in diameter and are as tall as 10 metres. ~by: yeskuching.com ~
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