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    DANCE WAR ON THE BORDER


    Hundreds of indigenous leaders gathered Dayak Kenyah and deliberation in the customs hall in the village of Long Nawang, Malinau, East Kalimantan, which is only about 50 kilometers from the border of Sarawak, Malaysia. They gathered to talk about the customs and culture of Dayak Kenyah, including a war dance that is the legacy of their ancestors.

    In front of the customs hall, chanting sounds typical music accompanies the dancers movement exhibited the same women. Dance as a welcome to the knights who return from the battlefield. When the bass and drum music (sampek) further tightened, the knights are screaming winds and began to dance. The hero is a war dance complete with armor, such as ornate goat fur vest (sebunung), shield (klempit), leather pants (abet), headwear (bluko), swords, and bracelets at the base of the arm (seleng).


    The knights dancing around the other knights who were clashing dexterity war and the loser will retreat replaced the other knights. War Dance is a picture of how our ancestors fought. Dance is performed once a year by bringing together indigenous leaders from around the East Kalimantan, ranging from sub Kayan Upstream, Downstream Kayan, Kayan South, and Boh River. This is done to preserve the culture and maintain unity Dayak Kenyah, especially the unity of Indonesia.



    Dayak Kenyah in the area are the frontline in defending the Republic of Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia), they are front page directly adjacent to Malaysia. Perhaps the only war dance ancestral traditions and cultures, but it indicates that they are always ready to defend the Homeland while 90 per cent of their basic foodstuffs supplied from Malaysia.

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