Dayak

Dayak (Dyak) is a general term referring to the non-Muslim indigenous village people living in the interior of Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan). Traditionally living in “longhouses” along the banks of larger rivers, and composed of many groups throughout the island, the Dayak have no specific or identifiable ethnic or tribal heritage. Although they make many types of masks, the most popular are called Hudoq and are made for the Dayak agricultural festival celebrating the rice harvest.