Dyak Collection

A Sunbeam Dyak-powered Avro 504K parked alongside a Qantas Boeing 747B, VH-EBA

Sea Dayak girls, Sarawak, Borneo, SE Asia
A group of Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban girls in traditional costume made of brass rings and filigree headdresses, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)

Four people of Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- a Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban man with necklace of shells and tattoos (top left), an Orang Bukit (Klemantan)

Sarawaks Hundred Years under rule of White Rajahs
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on a centenary of rule of the state of Sarawak in Malaysia by white rajahs, beginning in 1838 with James Brooke

Three Sea Dayak warriors, Borneo, SE Asia
Three Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban warriors in traditional costume, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922

Sea Dayak woman weaving, Borneo, SE Asia
A Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban woman in traditional costume weaving on a frame, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). (2 of 2) Date: 1922

Sea Dayak woman making thread, Borneo, SE Asia
A Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban woman in traditional costume making thread, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)

Sea Dayak family, Borneo, SE Asia
Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban family in traditional costume, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). 1922

Two young Dayak men, Borneo, SE Asia
Two young Dayak men of Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- they are about to start of cock fight with two cockerels. Date: 1922

Young Sea Dayak or Iban woman, Borneo, SE Asia
Young Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban woman in traditional costume made of brass and silver, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922

Dyak women from the island of Borneo
Two Dyak women looking after a baby. Date: 1890

Dyak warrior from the island of Borneo. Wearing traditional clothing. Date: 1890

Dyak Longhouse
A very short longhouse, is this Dyak dwelling, set in the jungle on the banks of the Upper Rajang, Sarawak, Malaysia. Date: 1960s

Dyak people outside their house, Borneo (Indonesia). An elder son of the family has adopted western, colonial dress, further evidenced by the presence of a bicycle in the entrance to the family home

An Avro Dyak at a&E
An Avro Dyak at the Australian Aircraft & Engineering Company (a&E)

An Avro Dyak built by a&E
An Avro Dyak built by the Australian Aircraft & Engineering Company (a&E) and operated by the Queensland & N.T. Aerial Service Co Ltd (QANTAS)

Lophura bulweri, Bulwers pheasant
Plate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Dyak Warrior with fantastic shield
A Dyak warrior chief from Singapore, bearing a fantastic slender leaf-shaped carved wooden shield and carrying a spear, ready to (seemingly) throw at the photographer!

Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall, Islingto
Illustration showing a series of scenes from the Royal Military Tournament, held at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, in 1897

Borneo / Dyak Drying Heads
The Dyak method of drying heads. The enemys head is cut off, the brains scooped out before being hung (as shown) on a rod of bamboo

Indonesia Borneo
An Indonesia woman, a warrior (Dyak) and a rich young lady

Dyak couple, Borneo
A Dyak couple, Borneo

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