The Headhunters of Borneo

[TheSpikeystuff]

really informative and interesting

[jessyjessy4]

love the video man

[clairebehun]

you have some great stuff here

[keniskew]

I lived with these people for 9 months back in the early 60's when taking a head was still practiced. These people are among the nicest I ever met. What I see in video's like this makes me sad. There are necessary reasons for them to make money from tourists, the main one being the exploitation starting at the formation of Malaysia of their habitat.

[tukaibilam]

these people are nice and generous to visitors..headhunter is history by the way..

[tukaibilam]

they cut white man head during the imperialism era!

[maraling1]

sago grubs, not worms

[PieraYerkes]

a LOT of protein maaaaaaan

[thesimpsonizer]

@TheDougaLau please note that the piece makes clear this was a long-ago occurrence.

[ugobuk68]

Headhunting was like a tradition to some races in Borneo for a very long time. Not only Iban in Sarawak but also the Dusun and Murut in Sabah (North Borneo). One of the oldest man in my village (North Borneo) told us that headhunting was totally stopped between 1970-1980. So don't be scared to visit Borneo. Headhunters does not exist anymore. Some of the heads collection from legendary headhunters can be seen in KK museum. I believe museum in Kuching also got.

[rickrogertius]

If there is anything you wan't to know about Borneo, my pleasure to share about my mother land to all of you. This my email pruqeline_91@yahoo.com and this my fb name Ernt Pruqe Rick.

[rickrogertius]

Im Rick, Borneo boy. My ethnic is different from, Kadazan ethnic. But I know about my mother land culture, ethnic. Now they are modern, so there is no headhunters anymore. My grandfather told me that the headhunter was before the British guy name James Brooke came. Now the Borneo new generation from my parent generation they mix and the teenagers is very strong christian faith.

[TheAdag1]

@thesimpsonizer Borneo is just the name of the island. The island is split between 3 different nations; Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei

[dominokid83]

Rentap, the legendary of Sarawak. During the 3rd expdtn by James Brooke...

[dominokid83]

iban, the 1st of headhunter indaworld....

[hfakker]

@thesimpsonizer There is Borneo and Kalimantan, these Iban live on the Northern part, which is part of Malaysia. The Southern part is Kalimantan, part of Indonesia.

[hfakker]

@thesimpsonizer Part of Borneo, actually the part called 'Borneo' is Malaysian.

The other, South Western part, called Kalimantan, is Indonesian.

[ormaneric]

that's awesome!

[MrEbichan]

we went to bali to see ,people who hang their deads,but it was in kalimantan.

[angelmichel19]

my grandfather got 3head...............

[MrSniper5133]

LOL at 7:50

[itsmeforthney]

@TheByebyeblackbird

The island is divided among three countries:

1. Brunei

2. Indonesia(Kalimantan) and

3. Malaysia(north borneo/sabah and sarawak)

[lousparre]

awesome! what is this from? a doc? home movies? what year?

[cosmc2079]

@lousparre 90's probably lol, you can tell cos of theyre clothes and glasses

[MrWhtDHck]

Iban= dayaks that live near at the river

Dayak= popular in Borneo

Sampit= Velvet of Darkness

[EDDIEJAMES238]

I served in Borneo in the 1960s and recall the Iban well. I hope that you enjoyed your visit. When you move through the jungle carring a gun and 50 lbs of kit on your back the place can lose its charm. But, fond memories.

[orangepilon]

Of course the white woman comes and breaks something! lol

[redmanson121]

u all can see at 0:26 its the rajang river,which is 563 km flow to the south china sea.Thats the proof its Malaysia,sarawak,borneo.Thx for post of this video.Im proud to be a headhunter,my ancester.!whho!Greetings from Miri City!

[skyslayerr]

Good post man!

[ReinForceMent7]

i will prefer it were called "in Borneo" we're still in the same root man..

[dominionclerk]

They look like Filipinos lol

[bhenzz]

@dominionclerk Its because we share the same ancestors.

[xnessa282]

@TheByebyeblackbird yeahh iban people are in malaysia

[fakespotter]

my great grandad was a headhunter as were his ancestors, my grandad pretty much stopped the practice in his villiage. headhunting isn't a good thing but i think it is quite fascinating all the customs and practices of headhunting

[gilagame90]

greetings from dusun tribe from the north borneo....north borneo head hunter

[alvinsa123]

Ibans are all Christian

[tukaibilam]

this is in Sarawak, Malaysia.

[mephistopless]

bolehkah pedang dgn sumpit berkeupayaan melawan meriam,snapang serta bom pada masa akan dtg....jika ada penaklukan yg akan berlaku pada masa akan dtg.....

[alcoholicblue]

@mephistopless , you datang sendiri ke pendalaman sarawak, you try la sendiri.

[mephistopless]

@alcoholicblue ko ingat serawak saja kah ada ptong kepala.....mari ko sini dtg p sabah........

[mephistopless]

@alcoholicblue ko ingat serawak saja kah ada ptong kepala.....mari ko sini dtg p sabah........kita bersebelah saja ni....

[alcoholicblue]

@mephistopless  lantak ko la nak cakap apa, janji hati ko puas.... LOL!!!!

[ugobuk68]

@alcoholicblue & @mephistopless no need to fight la.. 

[ugobuk68]

@mephistopless ask your little sister, she know the answer.

[dendu]

Well Iban tribes also live in West kalimanatan , Indonesia. I was born and raised in Kalimantan and my maids were iban tribes.

[Adrianbudiman]

@thesimpsonizer Borneo is an island shared with 3 different countries Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darrusalam.

[MrAero555]

sarawak is the part of malaysia, that i adorable so much...!!! i like sarawak.. >,<

[trymeoutful]

@TheByebyeblackbird indons mmg bangang

[Athrunwong]

@TheByebyeblackbird

Sarawak is currently under Malaysia territory.....

do you know about Sarawak?

[jesselyna]

@TheByebyeblackbird it is malaysia... I actually went there myself because my dad dragged me there. I still have a picture of me as a 8 year old grinning infront a collection of skulls as evidence

[liams18]

@TheByebyeblackbird Kuching is in Malaysia

[palauboy]

This is in Malaysia they came through Kuching which is in Sarawak,Malaysia and the longhouse is somewhere at the skrang river area(should be) .. but whatever it is... Borneo Malaysia and Indonesia Iban's shared the same culture etc. and I am proud enough to be an Iban myself. . cheers!

[LabRat6619]

People have been cutting heads off all over the Indo-pacific region since time began!

[kacang17]

adat kitai iban nyak.. adat bedengah

mumpong pala munsoh

[arawk82]

hail borneon headhunterss!!!

[fuzzwarmy]

Believe it or not, sago worms are far, far more nutritious than the bags of chips you brought them. If you are wise you will eat more like them and less like an American.

[hyde9911]

yeah but chips taste nice

[navigatorDNS105]

owh nice u dropped their head....hahahaha

[navigatorDNS105]

at 7:52....hahahahahaha its funny

[dillweed44]

That presenter lady has an awful haircut, she need to sort that out.

[aguswidjaja]

"Bad luck is gonna follow you forever"?. Not funny, and not a smart thing to say.

[aguswidjaja]

I used to work with many Ibans in the Indonesian part of Borneo. They are nice people, I like them. Hello Iban.

[DayakPower]

@aguswidjaja ,Hello...oooooo...haaahhhh!!!

[aguswidjaja]

@DayakPower Where are you living? Is it Malaysian or Indonesian part of Borneo? I used to work in Handil in Total's oil field. I also worked with many Ibans in offshore Indonesia. Ibans are hardworking people.

[DayakPower]

@aguswidjaja ,kecamatan badau,kabupaten kapuas ulu.

[aguswidjaja]

@DayakPower Apakah Badau itu di sebuah pulau kecil terletak antara Sumatera dan Kalimantan?

[DayakPower]

Bukan,kecamatan Badau,kabupaten Kapuas Ulu.terletak di ulu sungei Kapuas dr Kote Pontianak.3 hari naik bis kota,br bise sampai,bang!jauh koq.

[aguswidjaja]

@DayakPower Mudah mudahan suatu hari saya mendapat kesempatan utk ke sana. Anda tahu koordinate anda?

[gilagame90]

im from the north borneo (sabah)...

my clan also was a head hunter long time ago...Dusun clan...hello to sarawak...

[entabai]

yea nowsaday Iban is rich and educated,no more apai nyamun

[padayz177]

Guys, I'm the Iban tribes from Borneo. No more head hunting as it was banned in the 80's. Now a lot of us works offshore. Yet the heads@skull are still hangs at longhouse's hall.

[macjuna007]

Wrong, headhunting was not banned in the 80"s but in the early 1900 by the Colonial government.

[padayz177]

@macjuna007

That the written fact. But yet the activity still remains. My dad used to guard during night time in the 80's at my place.

[macjuna007]

I'm not trying to brag here but I happened to come from a generation that have proved what real headhunting is in those era. My family still have skull hanging in my sister ruai and my mom still kept the ilang that was used to cut the head. Both the skull & the ilang aged over hundred yrs old. In the our side of the family line , headhunting is called "ngayau" . Real headhunting is not done with firearm, shoot then cut off the head. It's a face to face fight with ilang. Do'nt know of the 80"s

[destroyxeverything]

Do they still practice headhunting?

[thesimpsonizer]

No, But they did say that if there was a fight in the jungle, and someone from another trbe was killed, they wouldn't just leave the head there.

[weul77]

no more headhunting.....

[raxaxaganaz]

@thesimpsonizer Im the Iban tribe....but,we not in the mood for head hunting right now..hahaha,kidding..but do come to Rainforest Music World Festival~

[fakespotter]

@thesimpsonizer thats strange, because my tribe it is custom to bury the dead, even if it is the enemy. and its also bad to leave the head out, because the spirits will wonder around the jungle.

[manolodlospavos]

yes ,they practice against the invasion of people from java(stupid politic from indonesia)i think they should kill all misionaries ,who try steel her culture to civilise them

[jedaqia]

@destroyxeverything No we don't.

[MrSniper5133]

@destroyxeverything Nope, they don't. Thank God because the missionaries willingly to sacrifice their time to tell the gospel to them.

[taliayu]

@MrSniper5133 0sacrifice?ha!

[73Hamizie]

Iban... Dayak... Orang Ulu... representing this group of native peoples. Their ancestors are head hunter but now, they are practicing civilized life and most of them have moved to the big town and city...

[ProudBlood14]

X_X As a sword collector it hurt my eyes seeing that lady touch the blade with her fingertips, that's a no-no, you never do that to another person's blade, it will leave fingerprints and might rust it.

[macjuna007]

WRONG, SARAWAK BORNEO

[entabai]

middle sarawak

[AnnaFeshies]

*lol*

I love this kind of "holiday"...

I fo it every jear, I hate this holidays when everybody stays on their nice, by others planned, trip and see nothing, just go and swim, shop, eat... -,-

[appapo3]

Is this where Rockefeller disappeared.

[amaterasutenno]

Rockefeller disappeared in Paupa New Guinea, Indonesia!

[gtrlife]

Welcome to Sarawak!

[pisang179]

Nice documentary but I would like to suggest someting. Please preserve the tradition and place the human schul in a safe place so future generation could learn from past. Is one way to generate economy for the people too.

[ruggeryobu]

That was a wonderful video - entertaining and educating...

[poah85]

hello, the simpsoniser, come to Sabah and experience the culture there..hehe, anyway nice documentary..

[rajakayau]

yes try to explore sabah..hehe,i am iban but my wife is kadazan..hehe

[nuarysun]

I grew up in town society. But whenever I did get a chance to go back Kampung it was fun. Friends from bording school would invite me back to their Kampung on occasions to sleep over. We'd meet up with other mates who had also returned for the weekend and have a good laugh over drinks, guitar passed around playing a few songs each. Their parents would have delicious meals prepared for a guest. Id bring gift like food that they can cook that night and i get to eat it.

[nuarysun]

Often neighbouring Kampung's would have some sort of festival "concert" happening. We'd pack into group and head out to enjoy the gathering. We'd dance alot and drink. They loved dancing. Brawls do tend to happen, but water under bridge or alcohol under bridge. Friends will pull the fight apart. Agik idup agik ngelaban, in other words get over it or get a life

[nuarysun]

Swimming and jumping off waterfalls was great adventure for me. My friends with machetes each of their own. I remember one time we were out looking for big bamboo to bring back to cook chicken meat in it. Suddently the guys started shouting, second after that we were running after a wild boar Babi hutan, Never caught it though. I myself would not have known how they would have pinned it down, just went chasing. After the chase to find the guys had spears and traps fully made During the chase

[nuarysun]

Dayaks are humorous people esspecially the Ibans, my mothers half side. Dayaks are labelled hard working efficient tradesmen around the world from offshore riggers to construction. Many are educated. Were spread around the world in small numbers now, tradition is hard to practise. It Was a small culture advancing and developing into the modern world too fast. You may want to do research into Dayak stories before WWII or during that time for the info I think you are interested in

[RandoMonaS]

yeah, thats quite true, im iban, and most of my family members are either here in Sarawak or all over the world, specifically in the oil n gas industry.. its a very thin spread for a small comunity. heh.

[IHyRaXI]

sound like u had alot of good times man!!!

[nealsmagic]

your information is so appreciated. Thank you for the education.

[forallmoods]

nuarysun

I would like very much to hear some Dayak stories, would you mind telling me some?.

[shahrid1987]

my friends are iban, but im a seiyan!!! we r warriors!!!

[CRATS71]

I'm an Iban & very proud of it!

[bryanmp86]

me too

[oliviavee]

im proud to be an Iban and proud to be sarawakian

[bryanmp86]

me too,gaya guru gerai nyamai

[miaBuLaN]

i love borneo soil, because it look alike american and australian soil

[nuarysun]

im Iban+bidayuh. warrior+peace. sea+mountain. Son Goku ^^

[jicgjune]

stuju. Dayak rule...ukai 'tuan rule'

[bdict90]

dayak rule....ukai laut

[ranggong79]

One of the greatest tribe in the world...

[forallmoods]

I agree, they are very powerful, both in strength and in spirit. I hope to meet them one day.

[ste6183]

yea..that cool..i wish u come here someday

[dayakok]

all dayak is warrios in central borneo you can see dayak ud they a dayak kanibal i hope bbc can make a project to research they are. they are live in bukit raya mountain, central borneo indonesia sorry my english is not very well

[JeluMenuaBabas]

welcome to borneo for those foreigners who thinks their Gods amongst us we're serve u a dish of our best serve dikins swiftly swung right pass your necks =3. Tauk d cuba bala kitak urang putih =3

[Speegs23]

Our maid in Brunei was a Catholic convert from the Ebon tribe, her grand father was a reformed cannibal, the last of the tribal headhunters.

[gerasipapa]

Iban are warrior of borneo tribe

[anong79]

apuu .... hahhaohh nice  you drop the head ? hahahah!! jugau urang putih tuk .. aahah!

ancur palak ucak nya hahah!

[CanadianStamper]

fantastic video, thank you very much for sharing!! Great experiences for a lifetime!

[aiklangkau]

cool...

[emmanueldizon]

hahah that's how it is in borneo haha, no dangers at all in the jungle, only dinner..hahaha!

[nagaril]

thanks!

[xXIdnkNowxX]

eyeerrr... im proud 2 b iban!!!

[jaybone034]

we saw danger,they saw dinner..haha..nice..brave ibans!!

[minahealry]

Proud to be iban!!

[alamnirvana]

Dayak negeri Sarawak

[wybbert]

nice longhouse and very nice river too...Serubah is it?..LOL 2.37..."tiga ringgit ya meli" wonder if he was referring to the ilang

[alicetpn]

"tiga ringgit ya meli buah dabai"..owhh how i miss eating buah dabai

[sooneralater]

nice cranium..

[richardsilvia8689]

Indonesian and Malay = filipino

[brownmuscle]

indonesians are malays my friend

[asekneo]

many, but not all.. we have austronesian and some who looks like philipines+chinese, i don't know what to call them.

[richardsilvia8689]

Indonesian and Malay = filipino

[ninjaspenguins]

Im proud to be Iban tribe!!

[nicholastingang]

i'm proud to be iban!!iban balau!!

[killerkella]

Yeahhh !! Borneo Pride !

[bandocxxx]

home sweet home.

[SEmPUrai85]

python..nyum2!!!

[juanitad]

i know well this longhouse called Serubah longhouse about 15 minutes by boat from my mine and i thing 3 hours journey from kuching..

thank guys for upload it on youtube

[bangsarkl]

IM SO PROUD TO BE A DAYAK!

[bigles23]

Headhunters.. symbolizes of ibans! yeah

[ibanulupaku]

It's not maggots, they are larvas of beetles.

[thesimpsonizer]

Which is exactly what the guide says.

[ibanulupaku]

ooppsss..sorry about that. I should have paid better attention and look up in the dictionary that maggots are indeed the name for larvas of diptera species.

[jedaqia]

Bidayuh called it Sokot. Nice to eat actually.

[cathessqwerty]

hey jedaqia, dont u litsen to they said, Lemanak river sri aman

[jedaqia]

Ahh... I missed that. U're malaysian neh?

[eva66ivy]

Any fresh heads or skulls available? its for my new movie...

[thesimpsonizer]

Sorry. They're all old. They did say, however, that if two people got into a fight in the jungle, and someone died, they wouldn't just leave the head there. On the other hand, they wouldn't sell it or give it away.

[jedaqia]

Hey Simp, which part of Borneo is this? Which year is this anyway? Do you know the exact region/division? Kapit? Lubok Antu?

[vercetti3690]

this is at serawak at kuching..

[jedaqia]

I'm from Sarawak, Kuching. But the place is big. Iban longhouse are usually not in Kuching division so I was wondering which division they went.

[vercetti3690]

yea.. the blowpipe is cool. i'm frm singapore recently went there. i bought one big blowpipe for arnd 200 ringgit.. gerek ah bende 2,, and the iban,, wow... berani seh.. salute them.

[syvando]

hi im iban.. haha my grandpa has some human skulls too

[mimie1978]

i love this video.. great work documenting my people's culture.

[sampuna]

the longhouse people are the nicest folks on earth! all of us should learn their style of hospitality :)

[9091111]

hopefully people learn more about the Dayak's..save Iban's Tribe's OOOOooooOOOhaaaaa...

[jedaqia]

No need...most of us are quite modern. This is just the kampung side. Most Dayak are educated & many studied or worked overseas.