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Head-Hunters

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Name given to the Dyaks of Borneo, from their habit of preserving in the way of trophy the heads of those whom they slay in battle, as the Red Indians did the scalps.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Head-Hunters'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/head-hunters.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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