Sigi 'sandungs'

Brilliantly coloured and ornate traditional sandungs are still being erected in the tiny village of Sigi. Once the home of Temanggungs or local princes, Sigi has recently relocated from its original site on the banks of the Kahayan river, to be near the new road heading north from Palangkaraya to Kuala Kurun and beyond.

Carved by the artist from Tumbang Manggu, these sandungs show a visual vibrancy and raw energy in the subjects and in the depiction of the vivid spirit life so indicative of Dayak traditions in Central Kalimantan.