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Ethnology - Borneo

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Images about Ethnology - Borneo

18 images from works
  • Sarawak: a Sea Dayak woman, two Kayan youths and three Kenyah women. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: a Kayan woman carrying her child in a sling. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: Laki Bo, a Kayan tribal chief. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: Tama Kulieng, a chief of the Butang Kayan River tribe. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: a peace-making ceremony between two Kayan tribes. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: the supporting poles of a Kayan tribal house and a Sea Dayak house under construction. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: four Kayan hunters in their camp. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: four Punan men. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: interior of a Kadayan tribal house, with a meal laid out. Photograph.
  • Sarawak: a ornamented house constructed for the body of a dead tribal chief. Photograph.
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Works from the collections

24 works

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    Sarawak: a Kayan girl. Photograph.

    | Reference: 31626i
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    Sarawak: preserved and decorated human heads taken and strung up by Sea Dayaks. Photograph.

    | Reference: 31448i
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    Sarawak: a peace-making ceremony between two Kayan tribes. Photograph.

    | Reference: 30776i
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    Sarawak: a wooden carving of Bali Atap, a Tutelary deity. Photograph.

    | Reference: 31440i
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    Sarawak: Laki Bo, a Kayan tribal chief. Photograph.

    | Reference: 30598i
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Related topics

Malaysia
Saraks
Kayan (Bornean people)
Manners and customs
Dayak (Bornean people)
Ethnology - Malaysia
Building, Wooden
Wooden-frame houses
Dwellings
Punan (Bornean people)

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