Kelabit people
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The Kelabit are an indigenous Dayak people of the Sarawak/North Kalimantan highlands of Borneo with a minority in the neighbouring state of Brunei. They have close ties to the Lun Bawang. The elevatio
A group of native Kelabit men, 1912.
Three native Kelabit women, 1922.
Kelabit woman's tattoo, 1912.
All Kelabit women are tattooed when they reach the age of 16. Bold zigzag bands are traced on the forearm, not completely encircling the limb, and strikingly decorative geometrical designs are tattooed on the thigh, the shin, and sometimes, on the knee-cap. They wear strings of large blue beads around the waist and wrist, and necklaces of smaller beads. 1922.
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
Kelabit people
…The Kelabit are an indigenous Dayak people of the Sarawak/North Kalimantan highlands of Borneo with a minority in the neighbouring state of Brunei. They have close ties to the Lun Bawang. The…
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