They are inspired by the beauty and bounty of their homeland – be it the effortless flight of a hornbill, the graceful curvature of a jungle fern or the mysteries of a dream. Each ethnic group, in every longhouse, has a craftsman or woman who beautifies everyday utensils with the most intricate and refined of ancient decorative arts.

Beautiful as they are, each of these works of art is intensely practical as well as decorative; practical both in the traditional culture of its creator and in the modern workaday world of the purchaser.

When you buy a Sarawak artifact, you are not just buying a thing of rare beauty – you are buying a legend.