The Murut, alternatively referred to as Tagol/Tahol,[2] constitute an indigenous ethnic community comprising 29 distinct sub-ethnic groups dwelling within the northern inland territories of Borneo.

Murut populations exhibit dispersion in Malaysia's Sabah and the northern part of Sarawak, as well as in the country of Brunei and the Indonesian North Kalimantan Province.

[3][better source needed] A large percentage of the Murut communities are in the southwest interior of Sabah, East Malaysia, specifically the districts of Keningau, Tenom, Nabawan, Labuan and Beaufort along the Sapulut and Padas rivers.

As with the Iban of Sarawak, collecting heads of enemies traditionally served a very important role in Murut spiritual beliefs.

Traditional dress for men was a jacket made of tree bark (Artocarpus tamaran), a red loincloth, and a headdress decorated with Argus pheasant feathers.

Like most of the other indigenous groups in Sabah, the Murut decorated their clothing with distinctive beadwork and also made belts out of old silver coins.

Antanum was a famous and influential Murut warrior from Sabah who according to local oral history claimed to have supernatural powers.