Long-houses are alive and well in Kalimantan (for the time being - but not as they used to be), especially in Kapuas Hulu.
The native call long house as “BETANG”.
There has been some longhouse revival trends since the mid 1990s (some are motivated by the government, and some are genuine revivals). It’s no more gigantic structures but at least the government is moving towards a more tolerant attitude towards long-house life.
There are some long-houses in Kapuas Hulu:
1. In South Putussibau :
a. Sauwe (Dayak Taman), one long house, new-replace an old one.
b. Malapi Village (Dayak Taman), has three long houses: Malapi Patamuan long
house (very old structure, built in 1944), Malapi II long house (old),
Malapi IV long house.
c. Ingko’ Tambe (Dayak Taman), new.
d. Sayut (Dayak Taman), old structured.
e. Lunsa (Dayak Taman), two long houses, old.
f. Semangkok (Dayak Taman, old )
2. North Putussibau:
a. Sungai Utik (Dayak Iban), old.
b. Mungguk (Iban and Tamambaloh), old.
c. Sibau Hilir (Dayak Taman, Baligundi long house, new (built in 2002)
3. Embaloh Hulu sub-district:
a. Uluk Palin (Dayak Tamambaloh), very old and genuinely 'long'.
b. Kelayam (Dayak Iban), new.
c. Sadap (Dayak Iban, new - bordering Betung Kerihun national park)
4. Batang Lupar sub-district:
a. Libong (Dayak Iban), old.
b. Kelawi' (Dayak Iban), old.
c. Ngaung Keruh (Dayak Iban), old.
d. Kampung Sawah (Dayak Iban), old.
e. Meliau (next to Sentarum lake watery), new.
5. Badau sub-district:
a. Guntul (Dayak Iban, old)
b. Seriang (Dayak Iban, new)
c. Kekurak (Dayak Iban, new)
d. Tangit (Dayak Iban, new)
e. Sebindang (Dayak Iban, new)
f. Kapar (Dayak Iban, destroyed by fire accident in 2004)
There are many other long houses in Kapuas Hulu that haven’t yet been mentioned.
Key to descriptions:
Very old: usually supported in places with giant ironwood (kayu belian or ulin)
poles, quite the ones visitors expected to see.
Old: longhouses retaining ironwood panels on the roof, woodbark in some places,
partly rehabilitated, but still living up to expectations
New: built approx. after 1980, or totally rehabilitated longhouses,
with tin roofing.
It really depends on your own interests: are you for it for the structure/architecture - or looking for vibrant longhouse life ? (it's still the best place you can learn about Dayaknesse’ life, life in general, and even your own.)
