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)
Kayan people (Myanmar)
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The Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar. The Kayan consists of the following groups: Kayan Lahwi, Kayan Ka Khaung, Kayan Kadao, Kayan Lahta, Kayan Ka Ngan
Kayan people (Borneo)
…they are grouped together with the Bahau people under the Apo Kayan people group. The Bornean Kayan are distinct from, and not to be confused with the Kayan people of Myanmar. The population of Kayan people may be around 200,000. They are part of a larger grouping of indigenous people referred collectively as the Orang Ulu…
A Kayan Lahwi woman
A Kayan Lahwi girl
Woman and child, 1905
Kay Htoe Boe poles