Cultural History In Focus | “A.W. Nieuwenhuis Across Borneo (1894-1994)” by Bernard Sellato

When Dr. Nieuwenhuis arrives in Long Iram, Borneo, Kenyahs perform a war dance. Unknown Photographer. Kalimantan.
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A.W. Nieuwenhuis Across Borneo
(1894-1994)

by Bernard Sellato

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Mask dance during the sowing festivals of the Bahau Dayaks, Upper Mahakam. Jean Demmeni (Photographer). Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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Portrait of an 18 year old childless Kayan-Dayak girl from the Upper Mahakam area with a wreath of blades of grass in her hair, Central Borneo. Jean Demmeni (Photographer). Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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Group portrait with the participants of the Commission trip to Central Borneo led by A.W. Nieuwenhuis
Jean Demmeni (Photographer)
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Guardian figure in front of a Kenyah Dayak house with a Kenyah Dayak woman on the left, Central Borneo. Jean Demmeni (Photographer).
Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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Graves of the children of the Kenyah Dayak ruler Bui Djalong with the son's grave on the left and the daughter's grave on the right, Central Borneo. Jean Demmeni (Photographer). Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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The grave of Koeling, the daughter of King Bui Djalong of the Kenyah Dayaks, with headgear and clothing given to the place where the coffin is located, Middle Borneo. Jean Demmeni (Photographer). Kalimantan | 1898-1900.
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A Bahau Dayak headman with retinue in military gear, Middle Borneo. Jean Demmeni (Photographer).
Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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View from the river of the longhouses of a Dayak village. Jean Demmeni (Photographer). Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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Interior of the residence of the members of the Committee trip to Central Borneo during their visit to Kayan Dayaks, Upper Mahakam. Jean Demmeni (Photographer). Kalimantan | 1898-1900
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Mandau owned by Prof. Nieuwenhuis.
Unknown Photographer.
Leiden | Before 1895
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Mandau, the traditional sword of the Dayaks from Borneo. Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis (Photographer). Kalimantan | Before 1908
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Tattoo Stamp
Central Kalimantan | 1858-1898
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Hudoq Mask
Upper Mahakham River | Before 1901
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Hudoq Mask
Tanjung | 1830-1899
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Door to a Longhouse Apartment
West Kalimantan | 1800-1894
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Tattoo Stamp
Upper Mahakam River | 1861-1901
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Hudoq Mask
Upper Mahakam River | 1840-1897
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Bernard Sellato

Bernard Sellato is a geologist (MSc 1973) and anthropologist (PhD 1987), former director (1999-2004) of the Institute of Research on Southeast Asia (IRSEA, now IrASIA) in Marseilles, France, and editor (1999-2008) of the journal Moussons. Social Science Research on Southeast Asia.

He currently is a Senior Researcher (emeritus), Centre Asie du Sud-Est (CNRS, EHESS, INaLCO), PSL Research University, Paris. He published a dozen books, including Hornbill and Dragon. Arts and Cultures of Borneo (1989, 1992), Nomads of the Borneo Rainforest (1989, 1994), and Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest (2012), as well as a large number of articles and book chapters.