Headhunters of Borneo
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Headhunters of Borneo

Designs from the Iban, Dayak, Kayan & Kenyah

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Headhunters of Borneo

Designs from the Iban, Dayak, Kayan & Kenyah

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Describes the life and practises of the Borneo headhunters.

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Publisher
Mundurucu Publishers
Year
2019
ISBN
9789078900115
Topic
Design
Subtopic
Decorative Arts
Introduction
Although Borneo was discovered early in the 16th century few attempts were made to explore and conquer the entire island. Not only were the waters surrounding it infested with pirates, but the interior was an impenetrable region of swamps, rivers and jungles teeming with snakes, tiger...

Table of contents

  1. Coverpage
  2. Map
  3. Introduction
  4. Colophon
  5. Iban warriors with head trophies, 1840
  6. Dayak warriors, 1871
  7. Kenyah warrior with decorated shield, 1952
  8. Kenyah warrior performing a headhunting-dance, 1952
  9. Shrunken and smoked heads of slain enemies, 1913
  10. Dayak in leopard skin on a headhunting raid, 1882
  11. Dayak warrior holding a shield adorned with the hair of slain enemies
  12. Chief of the Forest People, 1882
  13. Dayak warrior from Longwai, 1882
  14. Kahajan and Dusun-Dayak shields, Borneo, 1890
  15. Dayak shield of an Atjeh warrior, 1890
  16. Poenan Dayak warrior with skull trophies, 1882
  17. Statue placed after a succesful headhunting raid, 1881
  18. War-dance of the Lundu Dayaks, 1896
  19. Dayak war-dance, 1848
  20. Dayak warriors, 1870
  21. Dayak warrior with the slain head of an enemy, 1868
  22. Dayak preserved skull, 1848
  23. Decorated skulls from the east coast of Borneo, 1896
  24. Ngaju Dayak warrior of Borneo, 1880
  25. Saghai (Suku) Dayak, 1848
  26. Loondoo (Lundu) Dayak of Sarawak, 1848
  27. Illanoan (Malaysian origin) pirate, 1848
  28. Dayak headhunting trophies, 1894
  29. Dayak warrior holding a shield adorned with the hair of slain enemies
  30. Kayan warrior with shield decorated with human hair, 1896
  31. A Malay warrior with shield decorated with human hair, 1896
  32. Iban warrior, 1887
  33. Tattooed Dayak warriors, 1879
  34. Ngaju Dayak warriors, 1854
  35. Dayak warrior and a pirate, 1870
  36. Dayak women, 1870
  37. Tattooed Kenowit warrior, 1849
  38. Convict with murder tattooed on his forehead, 1848
  39. Dayak of the Punan tribe, 1894
  40. Sleeping Dayak warriors, 1881
  41. Iban boy receiving a bunga terong tattoo design, 1961
  42. Dayak men, 1961
  43. Iban man, 1960
  44. Iban man, 1896
  45. Ot Danum Dayak man, 1909
  46. Ukit tribesman, 1896
  47. Iban woodblock of a bunga terong design
  48. Iban woodblock of a throat design
  49. Kayan headhunter design, entegulun, 1912
  50. Kayan headhunter finger tattoo pattern, entegelun, 1989
  51. Kapuas river chest design for lower class men, 1912
  52. Peng (Pnihing) arm pattern for men, 1912
  53. Kelabit leg pattern, 1912
  54. Kelabit leg pattern for women, 1912
  55. Kapuas river flying squirrel design, 1912
  56. Longwai thigh tattoo design
  57. Ukit calf design, 1912
  58. Kahayan arm design for men, 1912
  59. Bakatan gerowit or throat design, 1912
  60. Iban frog design for the throat, 1912
  61. Iban throat design, 1902
  62. Iban throat design, 1902
  63. Kayan rosette or jalaut fruit, 1912
  64. Kayan rosette of jalaut fruit, 1912
  65. Iban rosette tattoo pattern, 1902
  66. Iban rosette tattoo pattern, 1902
  67. Kenyah rosette, 1905
  68. Berawan rosette tattoo design, 1905
  69. Kayan rosette or jalaut fruit, 1912
  70. Iban chest design, 1912
  71. Iban double dog design, 1912
  72. Iban two dogā€™s heads facing right and left, 1905
  73. Kenyah dog design, 1902
  74. Kenyah hook design, 1912
  75. Kenyah jaws of the centipede, 1912
  76. Kenyah hook design, 1912
  77. Kenyah crab design, 1912
  78. Kenyah crab design, 1902
  79. Kayan prawn design, 1905
  80. Iban dogā€™s Head with no teeth, 1905
  81. Kenyah finger patterns, 1968
  82. Kenyah finger patterns, 1968
  83. Iban lukut for on the top of the shoulder, 1902
  84. Iban wrist design, cotton spinner, 1902
  85. Kayan hornbill, 1912
  86. Long Glat hornbill, 1912
  87. Kenyah leg pattern, 1968
  88. Kayan tegulun human face design, 1968