explored headhunting and other practices of the Murut, Dusun Lotud, Iban, Berawan, Wana and Mappurondo tribes. Among these groups, headhunting was usually...

mercenaries from Borneo to act as jungle trackers. With a tradition of headhunting, they decapitated suspected MNLA members; the authorities held that taking...

supply tourists and collectors of ethnographic items. The terms 'headhunting' and 'headhunting parties' come from this practice. Guns were usually what the...

nominated for Best Documentary Series or Strand. Headhunting The Homeless at IMDb "BBC - Press Office - Headhunting the Homeless". "Broadcast - BBC Programme...

refer to: Headhunting, hunting a human and collecting the severed head after killing them Executive search, informally called headhunting, a specialized...

various ethnic groups in Borneo island. Ibans were renowned for practicing headhunting and territorial migration, and had a fearsome reputation as a strong...

enemies in customary headhunting expeditions.[citation needed] Every tribe except the Tao people of Orchid Island practiced headhunting, which was a symbol...

cutting edge for sharpness in a process called ngamboh (iron-smithing). In headhunting, it was necessary to be able to draw the parang quickly. For this purpose...

set of rules used in engaging in headhunting between the leader and his followers. A usual procedure of headhunting starts when a group of warriors agree...

40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation...

suppression of headhunting, with his actions having the support of Woodford and the Western Pacific High Commission, who wanted to eradicate headhunting and complete...

related practices found in some tribal societies are cannibalism and headhunting. Human sacrifice is also known as ritual murder. Human sacrifice was...

informant in Wutai, Pingtung, the Rukai themselves did not practise headhunting, meaning they would specifically hunt their enemies' heads. Rather, when...

establishment of a formal education system, and an end to the practice of headhunting. The resources of Taiwan were used to aid the development of Japan. The...

Alan Winnington (16 March 1910 – 26 November 1983) was a British journalist, war correspondent, movie actor, anthropologist, and Communist activist, most...

of the Philippines specialized for beheading enemy combatants during headhunting raids. They are distinctively shaped, with concave or straight blades...

suppression of headhunting, with his actions having the support of Woodford and the Western Pacific High Commission, who wanted to eradicate headhunting and complete...

one genitor. An Ifugao warrior with some of his trophies, circa 1912 Headhunting skulls collected as trophies during blood feuds, displayed at the Hiwang...

Routledge. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-203-83057-4. Armit, Ian (19 March 2012). Headhunting and the Body in Iron Age Europe. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87756-5...

people are almost always presented as a warlike people known for their headhunting tradition and inter-village conflicts in the past, where the manufacture...

forces, particularly in the Kapit Division. They temporarily revived headhunting of Japanese toward the end of the war, with Allied Z Special Unit provided...

increase in population in the highlands. Although by the late 20th century headhunting and cannibalism had been practically eradicated, in the past they were...

Several tribes of the Jivaroan group, including the Shuar, practised headhunting for trophies and headshrinking. The accounts of missionaries to the area...

in the 13th century. The people of Solomon Islands were notorious for headhunting and cannibalism before the arrival of the Europeans. The first European...

measurements of the head. Headhunting is the practice of taking and preserving a person's head after killing the person. Headhunting has been practiced across...

According to Barbara A. West, "The Samoans were also known to engage in 'headhunting', a ritual of war in which a warrior took the head of his slain opponent...

suppress the still-widespread practices of inter-village warfare and headhunting within their respective territories. In 1905, the British government...

built around both of these activities. Jivaroan culture also features headhunting raids and ayahuasca ceremonies. In the 16th century, Jivaroan warriors...

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on to study headhunting among the Bugkalots in his book Ilongot Headhunting, 1883-1974: A Study in Society and History. He notes headhunting raids are often...