File:Dajakfrauen mit Menschenschädeln den Händen, zu einem Tanze versammelt.jpg
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English: Dayak women dancing with human heads.
A few days after the return of a successful head-hunting expedition, the heads, which have been hacked off the dead bodies, are brought triumphantly into the house. Then follows a time of rejoicing, in the course of which the heads are taken by the woman who, having performed fantastic dances, hang them beside the old ones. The presence of heads in the house is supposed to attract the beneficent spirits who abide around them, provided they are properly respected. Deutsch: Dajakfrauen mit Menschenschädeln den Händen, zu einem Tanze versammelt. Einige Tage nach der Rückkehr einer erfolgreichen Kopfjägerexpedition werden die abgehackten Köpfe im Triumph ins Haus gebracht. Darauf folgt eine Zeit von Festfreuden, nach welcher die Schädel, nachdem sie von den eingeborenen Frauen zu einem phantastischen Tanz benutzt wurden, neben die alten gehängt werden. Das Vorhandensein von Schädeln in einem Hause soll das Wohlwollen der Geister, die es umgeben, herbeiführen, vorausgesetzt, dass sie genügend beachtet werden. |
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| Source | Customs of the World. After photo from: "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo" by Charles Hose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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