page_title: Bario
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Bario / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Turo, the wreathed hornbill in Bario. The Bario villagers have developed an affection towards the bird.
context_page_description: Bario is a community of 13 to 16 villages located on the Kelabit Highlands in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, lying at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level. It is located close to the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, 178 km to the east of Miri. It is the main settlement for the indigenous Kelabit tribe. There are regular flights between the Bario, Miri and Marudi.
context_section_description: Started in 2005, the Bario Slow Food Festival (Pesta Nukenan) is a three-day event held every year which showcases the food and cultural heritage of the Kelabit highlands.
  Anthropologists and naturalists come to Bario to conduct research regarding Kelabit culture and biodiversity. For example, a GPS mapping project was done to locate cultural sites, megaliths, and longhouses in Bario.
  Rice and pineapple are the two notable agriculture products from Bario. Other notable items include beads and Bario salt.
  Over 35 megaliths and stone monuments have been identified in Bario.
  The Kelabit people play the dug-out guitar, and pagang, a tube zither. They usually play these instruments in warrior and hornbill dances. Hornbills are regarded as beautiful, gracious and shy birds and the Kelabit people imitate their movements in their dances.
  The Kelabits make various handicrafts using bamboo and rattan, such as cooking utensils, baskets, fish traps, and rice winnowing trays. They use grass and bark to make mats, brooms, sun hats, knife sheaths, and rain capes.
  Before conversion to Christianity, the Kelabit people frequently sang ritual songs such as "Kuab", "Lakuh", and "Adih". Today, these songs are heard only during special ceremonial functions.
caption: Villagers have affectionately named the wreathed hornbill as "Turo"
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