A traditional musical instrument
is the Sape', a plucked lute instrument. It is carved from tree trunk in an
elongated rectangular shape with a homogenous neck extending from one end of
the body. Formerly, its three or four strings were made from finely split rattan,
but today they are made from wires. The Kelabit also play the Pagang (tube
zither), which is made from a length of bamboo tube closed at both ends by its
natural bamboo nodes. The strings are finely cut strips from the surface of the
bamboo tube itself, which are still attached to the tube at either end. On
special occasion such as Iraus or during visits by VIPs, the school children
will form a bamboo band where all the musical instruments that are played are
made from bamboo.
Kelabit beauties
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