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Iban Dance Photo Free Stock Photos IBAN MUSIC & DANCE The Iban culture lays the island of Borneo, a Malaysian providence. They are known for their bamboo and rubber productions but they are most known for rice farming. Most families that live on the island grow rice. Although, some farmers on the island plant gourds, pumpkins, cucumbers, maize and cassava. Fishing is the main protein in their diet but their productive and successful fishing techniques has caused the fish population to go down drastically. Because of this, some of the men have gone out and hunted the wildlife on the island. Iban dance and music is heavily influenced by their religious beliefs. They believe in the bird god Sengalang Burong. "Iban religion is a product of a holistic approach to life, in which attention is paid to all events in the waking and sleeping states" (Sutlive Jr). Iban music is primarily made up of the chanting of ritual poetry to the beat of different drums. Their dance