Dayak people
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The Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh are the Austronesian ethnic groups native of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central and southern
Dayak chief as seen holding a spear and a Klebit Bok shield.
A sandung, housing the remains of a Pesaguan Dayak after Tiwah ceremony which is a part of Kaharingan religion rituals.
Panaturan scripture from 1992 edition.
Hudoq dance, a Bahau performance before the land clearing ceremony
Headhunting
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Headhunting is the practice of hunting a human and collecting the severed head after killing the victim. More portable body parts can be taken as trophies, instead. Headhunting has been practiced by m
Dayak people
…short, cutting edge up, and protrusion) makes for an extremely fast drawing-action. In the past, the Dayaks were feared for their ancient tradition of headhunting practices (the ritual is also known as Ngayau by the Dayaks). Among the most prominent legacies during the colonial rule in the Dutch Borneo (present-day…
Digital painting of a Mississippian-era priest, with a ceremonial flint mace and a severed head, based on a repousse copper plate.
A 1908 photo of a Bontoc warrior bearing a headhunter's chaklag chest tattoo
Punan Bah heads taken by Sea Dayaks
Human skulls in a tribal village; colonial Papua, 1885