LABUAN VACATION - LABUAN MUSEUM

Описание: Labuan Federal Territory vacation.
Labuan Museum.
Housed in a pre-war colonial building, Labuan Museum provides a detailed insight into the culture and history of the island.
Muzium Labuan’s ground floor features exhibits that take visitors on an interesting journey from the prehistoric era, to the Brunei Sultanate, British colonial days, declaration of Independence and establishment of Labuan as a federal territory.
The top floor showcases the cultures and traditions of the island’s main communities, namely the Brunei-Malays, Kadazan-Dusuns, Indians, Sikhs, Kadayans and Chinese.
The Labuan Museum contains over 700 collections. Amongst the most valuable historical artefacts housed here are:
stone querns from the Neolithic period found in Pulau Burong;
wartime weaponry including anti-submarine weapons such as depth charges used by Allied Forces to combat the Japanese navy during World War II;
the original pen, chair and table used by the Prime Minister of Malaysia and Sabah’s Chief Minister during the declaration of Labuan as a Federal Territory in 1984; and
a collection of currency and stamps of Labuan used during the colonial era, mostly more than a century old.
Ethnological artefacts on display include music instruments, hunting tools, costumes and ritual items used by Labuan’s multi-racial community. There is also a section on wedding ceremony customs and a collection of brassware used by Labuan’s Brunei Malay and Kedayan communities for daily and traditional purposes, such as bowls, trays, vases, vessels and swivel guns (meriam kecil).
Source: www.pulaulabuan.com/museum/