Tradition lengthened ear lobes become one of the cultural uniqueness in Kalimantan. Although virtually all the tribes do, but the culture is already attached to the Dayak community in general. But unfortunately from time to time, these traditions are
disappearing, and today only a few people Dayak who still has an ear
lobe long, it was generally the older generation.
One of them in Kampung Baru Bena home to about 700 inhabitants. Bena Kampung Baru is one of the villages inland Dayak Kenyah tribe who were in the river Kelay, District Sambaliung. Community life in this place is still running side by side with local traditions and culture, complete with traditional ceremonies and dances characteristic. Most appliances and household work is the result of his own handmade. But this does not mean that the villagers feel strange to technological developments such as televisions, cell phones, and other electronic devices. Kampung newly opened in the 1980s it had about 20 people grandmother who has long ear lobes.
The ear lobe length not only for women but also for men. Earlobe elongation process started since the baby. It is generally associated with a person's social rank in the Dayak community. For Kayan Dayak tribe, for example, long ear lobes indicates that the person is coming from the nobility. As for women, the long ear lobes indicate whether he is a lord or slave for losing the war or unable to pay the debt.@Among the Dayak Kayan, lengthening the ear lobe is usually using ballast in the form of a bracelet or a ring-shaped metal kazoos shaped small size. With this ballast elongated earlobes will continue up to several centimeters.
In villages that are in the Mahakam river upstream, long ear lobes are used as an identity that shows a person's lifespan. Once the baby is born, the tip of his ears were given beads is quite heavy. The number of beads in her ears will be increased by one for each year.
But there is also the assumption that says that the purpose of making long ears not to show the status of nobility, but rather to exercise patience. If used every day, patience and ability to endure getting stronger.@While the Dayak Kenyah, between men and women have long earlobes rules are different. The men are not allowed to lengthen her earlobes to exceed his shoulders, while women were allowed to grow it up to your chest. The process of lengthening the ear lobe begins with piercing the ear since she was one year old. Every year, one fruit or earring silver earrings hung from their ears. Style earrings or earring silver used was different, which will show the difference in status and gender. Style earrings nobility should not be used by ordinary people
One of them in Kampung Baru Bena home to about 700 inhabitants. Bena Kampung Baru is one of the villages inland Dayak Kenyah tribe who were in the river Kelay, District Sambaliung. Community life in this place is still running side by side with local traditions and culture, complete with traditional ceremonies and dances characteristic. Most appliances and household work is the result of his own handmade. But this does not mean that the villagers feel strange to technological developments such as televisions, cell phones, and other electronic devices. Kampung newly opened in the 1980s it had about 20 people grandmother who has long ear lobes.
The ear lobe length not only for women but also for men. Earlobe elongation process started since the baby. It is generally associated with a person's social rank in the Dayak community. For Kayan Dayak tribe, for example, long ear lobes indicates that the person is coming from the nobility. As for women, the long ear lobes indicate whether he is a lord or slave for losing the war or unable to pay the debt.@Among the Dayak Kayan, lengthening the ear lobe is usually using ballast in the form of a bracelet or a ring-shaped metal kazoos shaped small size. With this ballast elongated earlobes will continue up to several centimeters.
In villages that are in the Mahakam river upstream, long ear lobes are used as an identity that shows a person's lifespan. Once the baby is born, the tip of his ears were given beads is quite heavy. The number of beads in her ears will be increased by one for each year.
But there is also the assumption that says that the purpose of making long ears not to show the status of nobility, but rather to exercise patience. If used every day, patience and ability to endure getting stronger.@While the Dayak Kenyah, between men and women have long earlobes rules are different. The men are not allowed to lengthen her earlobes to exceed his shoulders, while women were allowed to grow it up to your chest. The process of lengthening the ear lobe begins with piercing the ear since she was one year old. Every year, one fruit or earring silver earrings hung from their ears. Style earrings or earring silver used was different, which will show the difference in status and gender. Style earrings nobility should not be used by ordinary people
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