Batik Mahakam Ulu

[ilhamutu]

Dayak is the name of Borneo native which currently still lives in the remote part of Borneo. The indigenous Dayak Tribe has maritime culture because their names have lot of meanings and are related to rivers (because of many rivers found in Kalimantan remote area).

The meaning of the word ‘dayak’ itself is debatable. ‘Dayak’ means human, while many others say that Dayak means inland. The Iban people use the term Dayak as human, while the Tunjung and Benuaq people interpret it as the river upstream.

This painting is located in Mahakam Ulu Traditional Longhouse (Lamin)

[AdamGT]

Hi @ilhamutu

Thanks for your interesting post and photo. I was on an expedition in Borneo and I climbed up a ladder and went inside a Mahakam Ulu Traditional Longhouse but it was high up on trees and I remember was customary to have the skulls of enemies at the entrances.