Important stratified societies are the Maloh, Kayan, Kenyah, Modang, Mualang, Melanau, and Kajang, the latter two being consumers of sago.
All village headmen come from the upper class.
To each of these levels correspond different rights and obligations, including those regarding property. A headman rules over each community, each long house, with the help of a council of elders. The household is the basic unit of production and consumption . Within each household, goods must be shared equally, regardless of an individual's involvement in the production of these goods. The long house is never a unit of consumption, even during festivals.