Bahau people

The Bahau are an ethnic group in West Kutai Regency (9.3%),[2] East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Bahau people or Kayan Mekam
Suku Bahau or Kayan Mekam
Dancers wearing Hudoq performing a mask dance during the sowing celebration of the Bahau Dayak or Kayan Mekam, Upper Mahakam, circa 1898-1900.
Total population
22,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (East Kalimantan)
Languages
Kayanic Bahau language, Indonesian language
Religion
Kaharingan (predominantly), Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Kayan people (Borneo), Kenyah people

They are found in regional districts of :-

Language

The Bahau language is part of the Kayan-Murik languages.

Culture

Folk Song

Dance

References

  1. "Bahau in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. Michaela Haug (2015). Poverty and Decentralisation in East Kalimantan: The Impact of Regional Autonomy on Dayak Benuaq Wellbeing. Centaurus Verlag & Media KG. ISBN 3-8255-0770-X.
  3. Jérôme Rousseau (1988). Central Borneo: A Bibliography, Volume 38. Sarawak Museum. p. 103. ISSN 0375-3050.
  4. "Yayasan Lestari Zamrud Nusantara Press". Guide to East Kalimantan, Volume 2. Badan Pengembangan Pariwisata Daerah Kalimantan Timur. 1974. p. 73.
  5. "panau-panau (dayak bahau kutai barat)". Laskar444. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  6. Wendra Ajistyatama (6 July 2013). "A boisterous royal ritual". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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