Mysterious Dayak Borneo Dancing Mask with Carved Teeth

THIS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF A DAYAK BORNEO INDONESIAN DANCING MASK. THEY WERE USED IN DANCES BY SENIOR MALE SOCIETY MEMBERS. THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS; ARCHED BROWS OVER RECTANGULAR-LIKE EYES, LONG THIN NOSE AND MOUTH BARED WITH INDIVIDUALLY CARVED TEETH ARE DISTINGUISHABLE AND JUST CREATE A SENSE OF WONDER AND MYSTERY. IT HAS HOLES ON THE SIDE USED TO STRAP TO THE FACE.
 
These Dayak Iban Ceremonial Masks are also used during festival of the dead. This mask are normally worn with a cape covered head to toe in black cloth and the dancers disguise as a Ghost dancing around. 
 
SIZE: 20CM WIDE 30CM HIGH 11CM DEEP
 
CONDITION: CRACK ON CHIN REPAIRED GLUED BY ME. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
 
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DAYAK PEOPLE OF BORNEO:
Dayak is a generic term used to categorize a quite large group of indigenous peoples of the island of Borneo. The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to northwestern Borneo. The Ibans are also known as Sea Dayaks and the title Dayak was given by the British and the Dutch to various ethnic groups in Borneo island. Their languages all belong to the Indonesian branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. In the past, the Dayaks were feared for their ancient tradition of headhunting  practices (the ritual is also known as Ngayau by the Dayaks). The Dayak were animists whose complex religious practices involved numerous local spirits and omen animals. Since the mid-20th century, however, Dayak peoples have steadily adopted Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism.
 
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