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Decorative and eclectic · Borneo, Malaysia and Indonesia · enduring Iban tradition

Iban longhouse

Iban longhouse interiors join private family apartments to a continuous communal gallery where weaving, hospitality, ritual, and shared work unfold.

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Decorative and eclectic
Photorealistic vertical Iban longhouse on Borneo with a continuous timber ruai gallery, repeated family bilik doors, woven mats, pua kumbu textiles, heirloom ceramic jars, rattan baskets, low benches, and humid river daylight along the open edge.
02 Field note

How the room is composed

layout
Repeated family doors open from private bilik rooms to the long ruai gallery, with an outer platform and raised storage extending the communal sequence.
materials
Hardwood posts and boards, bamboo, palm thatch, rattan, woven pua kumbu, bark, ceramic, and brass form an elevated riverine dwelling.
furniture
Woven mats, low benches, storage baskets, ceramic jars, textile frames, chests, and portable trays preserve the length and flexibility of the ruai.
lighting
River daylight enters along the open gallery edge and roof gaps, catching textiles and polished boards while private bilik rooms remain deeper and darker.
decoration
Pua kumbu cloth, woven mats, carved posts, heirloom jars, baskets, and brass objects mark family identity along the shared architectural rhythm.
03 Related rooms

Neighbors combine mood, historical chapter, material routes, and overlapping palette families.

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Decorative and eclectic · Enduring traditions · Timber & joinery

Bamileke audience house

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Decorative and eclectic · Enduring traditions · Timber & joinery

Beja beit burish

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Decorative and eclectic · Enduring traditions · Timber & joinery

Blackfoot painted tipi

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Photorealistic vertical Miao diaojiaolou in Guizhou with a dark fir stilt frame on a steep slope, open timber gallery, central hearth, low furniture, indigo embroidered textiles, silver ornaments, baskets, and misty mountain daylight.04

Decorative and eclectic · Enduring traditions · Timber & joinery

Miao diaojiaolou

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