Kayan people (Borneo)
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The Kayan people are an indigenous tribe from the island of Borneo, both in Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Categorised as a part of the Dayak people, they are similar to their neighbours
"The Tattooing of a Married Kayan Woman," (c. 1896-98), photograph by William Henry Furness III. Illustration from The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters (1902).
A European man having a discussion with leaders of the Kayan people in Sarawak, circa 1900 to 1940
A Kayan person using rattan to saw a piece of firewood.
Kayan people harvesting the sap of a gutta-percha tree (from Hose & McDougall, 1912)
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
Kayan people (Borneo)
…The Kayan people are an indigenous tribe from the island of Borneo, both in Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Categorised as a part of the Dayak people, they are similar to their neighbours, the Kenyah people, with which they are grouped together with the Bahau people under the Apo Kayan people group…
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