Headhunter Dayak
Headhunting was practised in historic times in parts of oceania south asia and southeast asia west and central africa mesoamerica europe and east asia it occurred in europe to the end of the middle ages in ireland and the anglo scottish border regions.
Headhunter dayak. Headhunting is the practice of taking and preserving a person s head after killing the person. A kpinga throw skids off of the dayak shield and a blowdart is now in the zande.
The sword is primarily associated with the headhunting tradition of the dayak tribes but was also used as a general purpose jungle knife. The grip would appear to be carved from an antlers horn and the carved piece on top of the utility knife carved from bone.
It narrates that the ancestors of the dayak. In the past the majority of the native people living in the island of kalimantan the dayak were animists in belief.
Various tribes including sarawak s iban and sabah s murut and kadazan dusun brought fear to the early british colonialists victorian britain nicknamed the land barbaric borneo which was fitting for the nature of the indigenous tribes. The zande leader draws his makraka and throws it at the.
Early postcard initiation real 1900 s photo headhunter dayak borneo attire skull initiation early 1900 s headhunter attire photo borneo skull real postcard dayak early 1900 s dayak. But he finds a makraka in his back.
Dayak tribal wood sculpture in headhunter style fine art home decor. The dayak people of borneo possess an indigenous account of their history mostly in oral literature partly in writing in papan turai wooden records and partly in common cultural customary practices.
Dayak m ask west kalimantan borneo island. Two dayak women one wearing a herbal face mask sell souvenirs from inside their longhouse.
Dayak tribal wood sculpture in headhunter style fine art home decor. A traditional dayak village in kalimantan borneo.
These machete like swords are the traditional weapon of the dayak people of borneo. The mandau dayak headhunter s sword.
Early 1900 s dayak headhunter borneo real photo postcard skull initiation attire early 1900 s 125 00. Mandau dayak headhunters sword from borneo with a small utility knife attached the blade on the end of this piece is missing.
Wooden dayak carvings and the interior of a traditional dayak longhouse in kalimantan indonesia. The headhunters in borneo were active until approximately one century ago.
Young dayak girls perform a traditional dance inside a longhouse in kalimantan borneo. The lead headhunter fires a blowgun at a zande but hits his shield.
Dayak mandau sword dating from the early to mid 20th century. The 2 leaders meet.
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The headhunter goes back to the zande camp for intel.
