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A Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh man from the island of Borneo, seen here in gala costume

A Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh man from the island of Borneo, seen here in gala costume. Every year or two the Dayaks hold a feast called Gawai Autu in honour of the departed spirits which they believe surround the heads which hang in their houses. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913.
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Title: A Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh man from the island of Borneo, seen here in gala costume
Caption: A Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh man from the island of Borneo, seen here in gala costume. Every year or two the Dayaks hold a feast called Gawai Autu in honour of the departed spirits which they believe surround the heads which hang in their houses. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913.
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Print size: 30.2 × 41.7 cm | 1405.5 × 1939.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 19 CENTURY 19TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY. 19TH 19TH-CENTURY ASIA ASIAN BORNEO CENTURY COSTUME CULTURE CULTURES CUSTOM CUSTOMS DAYAK DAYAKS DAYUH DEAD DECEASED DEPARTED DISGUISE DRESS DYAK ETHNIC FEAST FESTIVAL GALA GAWAI AUTU HANG HEADS HONOR HONORING HONOUR HONOURING HOUSE HOUSES HUMANS INDÍGENA INDIGENAS INDIGÈNE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INDIGENOUS ISLA ISLAND ISLANDS MAN MASQUERADE MEN NATIVE NATIVES NINETEENTH CENTURY NINETEENTH PEOPLE PEOPLES PRACTICE RITUAL RITUALS SPIRITS SURROUND TRADITION TRADITIONAL TRADITIONS TRIBAL TRIBE XIX CENTURY