A skull trophy of the Dayak, Borneo Elaborately decorated skull, the whole calotte surface entirely carved with ornaments in pierced relief. The lower jar fastened at the joint by means of a rattan netting. The whole skull coloured and patinated, some teeth are missing, some parts with small cracks, the lower jar partly replaced and repaired. Height 20 cm. Some Dayak tribes practised head hunting, the head of the defeated enemy was considered as proof of masculinity of the winner and forced the soul of the loser to serve the conqueror in the, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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