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TUSAU REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF ORANG ULU TALENT. HE PUTS HIS HEART AND SOUL TO HIS WORK. HIS DEDICATION AND DEMEANOURS WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED BY US ALL. |
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DATUK AMAR LEONARD LINGGI |
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I FIRST MET TUSAU PADAN WHEN HE CALLED ON ME IN MY OFFICE IN HTE EARLY 1970S. I HAD EXPECTED HIM BECAUSE THE THEN PARAMOUNT CHIEF OF THE KENYAH-KANYAN THE LATE DATUK TEMENGGUNG OYANG LAWAI JAU, HAD RECOMMENDED ME TO EMPLOY TUSAU. TUSAU ORIGINALLY FROM LONG NAWANG IN KALIMANTAN, CAME TO SARAWAK TO WORK IN A TIMBER CAMP IN THE BARAM IN THE 1960S.
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TOOK AN IMMEDIATE LIKING OF TUSAU BECAUSE OF THE PLEASANT PERSONALITY- HIS CHARM AND HIS SMILING FACE. I GAVE HIM A TEMPORARY JOB ON A TRAIL BASIS. TUSAU WAS NOT ONLY A SKILLED CRAFTSMAN IN CARVING AND MURAL PAINTING; HE WAS EQUALLY A SKILLED MUSICIAN PLAYING THE FAMOUS SAPE AS WELL AS A GOOD NGAJAT DANCER. I WAS GREATLY IMPRESSED BY HIS SILLS AND CONVINCED THE GOVERNMENT TO CREAT A FULL-TIME POST OF CRAFTSMAN FOR HIM IN THE SARAWAK MUSEUM.
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WAS RESPONSIBLE IN PRODUCING THE MANY STATE GIFTS LIKE WALKING STICKS AND FRUIT TRAYS FOR THE VVIP'S VISITING SARAWAK. TUSAU ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CULTURAL TOURISM TOURS TO MANY COUNTRIES. HE WAS KNOWN AS A MUSICIAN WITH GOLD TEETH. EVERYWHERE HE PERFORMED HE ATTRACTED LARGE CROWDS WITH HIS SOOTHING SAPE MUSIC. |
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DATUK LUCAS CHIN
FORMER
DIRECTOR, SARAWAK MUSEUM |
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THE LATE ENCIK TUSAU PADAN HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS MAKING SARAWAK KNOWN THROUGH HIS EXTRAORDINARY SKILL AS AN OUTSTANDING SAPE PLAYER. I AM SURE TRADITIONAL MUSIC LOVERS OF SARAWAK WOULD CHERISH FOND MEMORIES OF THE LATE TUSAU, NOT ONLY AS AN ACCOMPLISHED SAPE PLAYER BUT ALSO AS A FRIENDLY AND CHEERFUL PERSON.
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MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND THE SARAWAK TOURISM BOARD WISH TO RECORD OUR ORGANISATION'S DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE TUSAU FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION. |
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ALOYSIUS DRIS
PERMANENT
SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF TOURISM |
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