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Official Wakaf DBAK sealRumah BatuWaris DBAK · Kuching, Sarawak

Gallery

Curated albums from the family archive: every photograph with its date, caption and credit. The collection will grow as archive review and family approvals continue.

Every image here was previously published by the family on its own public channels. Photographs containing personal information or awaiting consent are not shown.

  • Hundreds of Waris DBAK family members standing together in a grand hall during the Ramah Tamah with the Premier of Sarawak

    Ramah Tamah with the Premier of Sarawak. All eight lines in one hall.

    19 April 2025 · W8-DBAK family archive

  • Black-and-white studio portrait of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Muhammad Kassim in ceremonial dress

    "The Late Datu Bandar Abg Haji Mohd Kassim" — historical portrait of DBAK.

    Before 1921 · W8-DBAK family archive

  • Old black-and-white photograph of Rumah Batu: a two-storey colonnaded house with steep roofs and a long verandah

    Rumah Batu in the early 20th century, proud with its verandahs and columns.

    Early 20th century (estimated) · W8-DBAK family archive

  • Rumah Batu in 2020, surrounded by shrubs, white walls with green verandah railings

    Rumah Batu today: still standing, awaiting restoration.

    2020 · W8-DBAK family archive

  • Invitation card for the Waris 8 gathering and meeting, 19 September 2020, UCSI Hotel Kuching, with a photograph of Rumah Batu

    The 19 September 2020 invitation: the regathering of the eight lines began here.

    September 2020 · W8-DBAK committee

  • Six photographs of the upper verandah of Rumah Batu: worn timber floors, columns and green iron balustrades still intact

    The upper verandah, recorded during the 2020–2022 condition documentation.

    2020–2022 · W8-DBAK committee documentation

  • Nine photographs of the upper-floor interior of Rumah Batu: empty rooms, old furniture and patterned tile floors

    Upper-floor interior: original patterned tiles still visible in places.

    2020–2022 · W8-DBAK committee documentation

  • Four photographs of the ground floor of Rumah Batu: open colonnaded space without internal walls and a prayer-room door

    The ground floor now stands open without internal walls; the main structure remains sound.

    2020–2022 · W8-DBAK committee documentation

  • Cover of the Genealogical Directory Perabangan Malayu Sarawak with an old photograph of a traditional house

    The Genealogical Directory Perabangan Malayu Sarawak, a genealogical reference.

    Family publication · Abang Tan Hj Ir Mohammed Ekhwan bin Tan Hj Zolkipli