Well the headhunting practice has stopped since the fifties or sixties, according to the Bidayu villagers. However, the villagers still hold annual rites to pay homage to the spirits in the headhouse that look over the village. I'm not sure if it's true, but they said some of the skulls belonged to the Japanese soldiers who invaded Borneo during WWII. Once considered as status symbols, the heads of enemies and rival tribes have now been replaced by Mercedes and high levels of education. Looks like we're all heading towards modernization now.
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