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In the past if there was war, ethnic Dayaks in general using their trademark weapons,”Mandau”.”Mandau” is an heirloom that generations used by the Dayak tribes and regarded as a sacred object. Besides being used at the time of the battle Mandau is also commonly used by the Dayak tribes to accompany them in performing their daily activities, such as slashing or cutting meat, herbs, or other objects that need to be cut.

Usually the layman will often confusion between “Mandau” and “Ambang”. Lay people or people who are not accustomed to seeing or even holding the saber will be difficult to distinguish between “Mandau” with  “Ambang” because when viewed in plain view is both about the same. However, both are very different. But if we look in more detail later on it will show a very significant difference, ie there are carvings on the Mandau or the encrusted gold, copper, or silver and Mandau more powerful and flexible, because the saber made of mountain stone containing iron and processed by an expert. While the ambang is only made of ordinary iron. (more…)

Dayak tribes of Kalimantan are living in groups that live in the outback, on the mountain, and so forth.   In fact, the Dayaks motto is Mamut Ueh Menteng,means someone who has the power of courageous, well known not give up or never retreat.

They live clustered in the interior and divides into five clusters, namely the Sea Dayak (Iban), Land Dayak, Apo Kayan Dayak, Dayak Murut, Dayak and Ngaju (Ot Danum). Each family has different customs, but not much of a difference because they were originally derived from the same lineage. (more…)