What is Dayak wooden mask?
This mask is from the Bahau people, a Dayak sub-group, that lives in the Mahakam River region of Borneo. It is of light wood and represents a composite dragon-hornbill spirit. It would have been worn by a dancer at planting, harvest and similar festivals. The mask is painted in cream, red and black polychrome.
What nationality is IBAN?
FST between subpopulations in Southeast Asia.
| CHB | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Iban | 0.025 | |
| Indonesia | 0.020 | – |
| JPT | 0.007 | 0.025 |
| Japanese | 0.008 | 0.025 |
What are Dayak in Borneo?
The indigenous peoples of the Heart of Borneo are commonly known as Dayak. The term was coined by Europeans referring to the non-Malay inhabitants of Borneo. There are over 50 ethnic Dayak groups speaking different languages.
Where do the Dayak come from?
Dayak is a generic term used to categorize a quite large group of indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo. The island is in fact divided between three countries: Indonesia, the Malaysian Federated States of Sabah and Sarawak, and Brunei Darussalam.
What country is Dayak wooden?
Indonesia, Kalimantan (Borneo), Dayak: A small mask with Dayak decoration.
Who are the Dayak people and what do they do?
A Dayak with earrings and a lance (taken c. 1920, Dutch Borneo). The Dayaks are previously reputed to be headhunters by the Europeans. In the first half of the 19th century, the Dutch Colonial government in Eastern and Southern Borneo successfully curtailed the traditional headhunting culture by the Dayaks.
What kind of clothing does the Iban Dayak wear?
The traditional Iban Dayak male attire consists of a sirat (loincloth) attached with a small mat for sitting), lelanjang (headgear with colourful bird feathers) or a turban (a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head), marik (chain) around the neck, engkerimok (ring on thigh) and simpai (ring on the upper arms).
What did the Dayak do in the South China Seas?
In particular, the Iban or the Sea Dayak exploits in the South China Seas are documented, owing to their ferocity and aggressive culture of war against sea-dwelling groups and emerging Western trade interests in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Why did the Dayak people end the headhunting?
It is a formal meeting that gathered all the Dayak tribes in Kalimantan for a peace resolution. In the meeting that is reputed taken several months, the Dayak people throughout the Kalimantan agreed to end the headhunting tradition as it believed the tradition caused conflict and tension between various Dayak groups.