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TRADITIONS & UTENSILS

 

 

 

  traditional Iban tattoos

 

Malaysia

Many adult men of the Iban tribe (fig.) wear traditional tattoo designs on their bodies. This tribe in Borneo was once infamous for their practice of headhunting (fig.) and men who also have tattoos on their hands are those whom have taken the head of an enemy.

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