MUSEUM QUALITY LIFE SIZE DAYAK ORANGUTAN HEADHUNTED MONKEY TROPHY SKULL RESIN

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Stunning Dayak headhunter trophy Shaman Ritual Orangutan skull, my human and monkey skulls are copies from real skulls I use to own and are as realistic as you can get and would take an expert to say they were not real. These pieces are put together by me using real seeds, feathers beads etc sourced from dealers I know in P.N.G. and Borneo in the traditional ways. I have sold to museums and serious collectors and can make any style skull to order. Check out my other skulls listed.
Stunning carved Dayak headhunter/trophy skull. This is a 100% copy of the original. One of many ancestral/headhunting trophy skulls I have listed.
THIS SKULL IS NOT REAL!
but one of the best available cast from a real orangutan skull.
Length: 9 1/2 inches...24cm.
Height: 8 inches...20cm.
Dayak warriors, who obtained a human head, or could present a human head which was acquired in a fight; or by a warrior who has returned from a sojourn into enemy territory.
As a practice, headhunting has been the subject of intense
discussion within the anthropological community as to its
possible social roles, functions, and motivations. Themes that arise in anthropological writings about headhunting include mortification of the rival, ritual violence, cosmological balance, the display of manhood, cannibalism, prestige, and as a means of securing the services of the victim as a slave in the afterlife.
Contemporary scholars generally agree that its primary function was ceremonial and that it was part of the process of structuring, reinforcing, and defending hierarchical relationships between communities and individuals. Some experts theorize that the practice
stemmed from the belief that the head contained "soul matter" or life force, which could be harnessed through its capture.
The Iban Dayak's "Ngayau" ritual headhunting rules specify; the first time a warrior takes a head or
captures a prisoner, he must present that head or captive
to his superior to acknowledge his leadership.
In addition, the Dayak Ngayau headhunting regulations dictate; if a warrior takes two heads or captives, one must be given to his leader; the other is kept by the worrier
responsible for the kill or capture.
The Asmat Tribe, from Irian Jaya
Indonesia
on the other hand, collect and worship ancestor skulls to remember their deceased family members.
Each Asmat sub group decorate their skulls differently. The Asmat usually use feathers, seeds and carved sea shell nose rings to decorate their skulls.
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