suku dayak / daya

origins

Dayak or native tribes inhabiting the Food of the island of Borneo, more precisely, that the culture of terrestrial (land, not sea culture) at present, following the development of Islam in Borneo, Dayak Culture Culture are previous sea or ocean. The term Dayak is a collective term for Dayak multiculturalism and human languages. The word comes from the Dayak Dayak languages Kanayatn and other Dayak Kenyah, i.e. from the floor to Power " " has two values i.e. " up " and " strength ". When there are others who questioned who would like to up the last suggestion: Ka Ampus you mane? He will be responsible for the human question: I Ampus Ka power ... that means " go wherever there was I going upstream? ". Dayak tribes consists of 7 tribes congestion or family is stanmenras Klemantan aka Borneo, IBAN clots, Kajan-Kenyah-Lumps Bahau, clots Murut, rumpu

 weapon
# Sipet/burner. This is the main weapon Dayak tribes. The round Form and 2-3 cm in diameter, length 1.5 2.5 m, average-sized holes with the diameter of the hole ¼-¾ SM, which is used to include children burners (Damek). Tip of the spear made from mountain stone associated with rattan and wicker work. Children called chopsticks damek and telep where children burners. # Lonjo/spear. Iron or billed or be woven rattan and bamboo or hardwood. # Telawang/shield. Made of lightweight wood, but clay. Length of 1-2 metres width 30-50 cm. The threads or painting and has a specific value. Beside the common place of handles. # Saber. This is the main weapon and weapon that is considered sacred inheritance. Form is long and there's always a good sign carved by plain inlay and carving. Sabre mountain of stone, carved, engraved gold/

Tradition of burial and death
Tradition of burial and death in many rituals Dayak tribes tightly in customary law. Dumping system changed in accordance with a long history of man's arrival on the island of Borneo. Historically, there are three burials of culture on Borneo: * bury without container and without a provision with a folded. * Graves in the stone coffin (dolmen) * dumping with the container of wood, bamboo or woven rugs. This exhaust system dumping develops. In general there are two steps: 1. landfill disposal phase 1 (primary) 2. burial of the second phase (secondary).

Secondary burials had not done in a cave. In the upper reaches of the river and its branches in district Pujungan Bahau, Malinau, East Kalimantan, found many urns graves-dolmen of megalithic heritage. Latest development using coffin burial (lungun) placed on top of a pole or small buildings positions towards sunrise. Dayak Ngaju know three ways, namely:
* buried in the ground
* is a large tree had been incinerated tiwah ceremony.
Secondary
1. burial procession Tiwah is secondary to the followers of the burial procession Kaharingan as a symbol of liberation of the soul to Lewu tatau (natural constancy) spent a year or several years after the first burial ground.
2. Ijambe is secondary to the Dayak Maanyan burial procession. The remains of burnt to the ground and placed in the container.
3. Vara
4. marabia
5. mambatur (Dayak Maanyan)
6. kwangkai (Dayak Benuaq)