Notes on Two Engraved Half-Skulls in Kampung Grogo, Bau.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Notes on Two Engraved Half-Skulls in Kampung Grogo, Bau. |
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Author :
Robert L. Winzeler |
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Abstract:
As do those in a number of other Bidayuh villages in the Bau area and elsewhere, the villagers of Kampung Grogo retains a small collection of tengkorak, that is human skulls taken in the past in headhunting. However, unlike those kept in other Bau villages, such as Opar, Tringgus, Gumbang, Atas, and Barieng, the skulls at Grogo include two half crania that have been finely engraved. Each half is from a cranium that has been carefully sawed into two symmetrical pieces. While skulls that have been divided in this way are not uncommon in Bidayuh collections, engraved skulls, either half or whole,are not at all common. Those in Grogo may be the only existing examples in the region. The villagers themselves say that neither of the half- skulls was carved by anyone from the villagenor from elsewhere in the area. The Bidayuh of this region, and evidently elsewhere in Sarawak, have no tradition of engraving skulls. Both half-skulls were obtained after they had been carved elsewhere but are nonetheless of interest.
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How to cite:
Robert L. Winzeler. (1999). Notes on Two Engraved Half-Skulls in Kampung Grogo, Bau. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LIV (75): 201-209 |
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