Izithombe zengwenya nezinyoka esifundeni saseLawas zinamandla okuba izivakashi uma iSarwak Museum isibeke izimpawu ezifanele ezizungezile.
Umqondisi we-museum u-Ipoi Datan uthe zibalelwa ku-100 iziza ezinezithombe ezitholwe umnyango kuze kube manje.
“Kumanje senza ucwaningo ngale mifanekiso. Kwezinye zezindawo ezinhle sizosusa indawo sifake nezimpawu ezichazayo ukuthi ziyini ukuze zibe izindawo eziheha izivakashi,” usho kanje.
Izimpawu bekulindeleke ukuthi zibe sezikhona ngenyanga ezayo.
U-Ipoi uthe kwakuyisiko lika-Lun Bawang esikhathini esidlule ukwakha izithombe ezibunjwe njengezingwenya noma izinyoka ukuze kukhunjulwe ukunqoba noma ukuthathwa kwamakhanda njengezicoco.
“Izithombe zazenziwa emhlabeni. Ngokuvamile zakhiwa ngemva kokuba iqhawe lithole ikhanda lesitha noma liphumelele ukunqoba.
"Umuntu othathe ikhanda kuphela owayengakha umfanekiso oqoshiwe futhi ngokuvamile wawusenziwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa," etshela iThe Star ngemuva kokumemezela iLun Bawang Festival ezayo eDewan Tun Abdul Razak lapha izolo.
Ngokusho kwe-Ipoi, izithombe eziqoshiwe zaqala eminyakeni eyi-100 futhi ngokuvamile zaziyi-20ft kuya ku-30ft ubude (6m kuya ku-9m).
Kodwa-ke, uthe isithombe esikhulu kunazo zonke esizotholwa esifundazweni yi-53ft (16m) esibizwa ngokuthi i-Ulung Buayeh eLong Kerabangan.
Uthe lo mfanekiso wakhiwe ngemuva kokuthi i-Ulu Trusan Expedition yethulwa ngo-1900 ngaleso sikhathi uRajah Charles Brooke ngokumelene nabaholi abambalwa baseLun Bawang endaweni yaseTrusan engenhla.
“Amasosha aseBrooke abefuna ukubabamba kodwa akwazile ukubaleka. Mhlawumbe bazizwa benqobile futhi bejabule ngokubalekela ukuthunjwa, ngakho bakhe isithombe esikhethekile,” kusho u-Ipoi.
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi ezinye izithombe zingabonakala eLong Kerabangan, okuhlanganisa i-Ulung Agung emise okwe-gong kanye ne-Ulung Darung, eyayisesimweni senyoka nobude obungama-93ft (28m).
Ezinye izithombe zengwenya nazo zitholwe e-Bang Ubon e-Ba Kelalan.
Ngaphandle kweLun Bawang, umphakathi wama-Iban nawo wakhe izithombe zengwenya esikhathini esedlule. Ngaphezulu kwezindawo ezingama-40 ezakhiwe ama-Iban atholwe phakathi kweBetong neBalingian.
