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I am Dayak Iban

Travel into the depths of the Indonesian jungle in West Kalimantan, Borneo, and you will find the Iban Dayak.

Considered the original wild men, today around 280,000 Iban Dayaks live in "Rumah Panjai" or longhouses and their surrounds, usually close to one of the hundreds of rivers located in the region.

While the influence of modern culture is clearly visible, many villagers still follow a largely traditional lifestyle: weaving, hunting and fishing, speaking the native Iban dialect, as well as following spiritual and tribal practices including tattoos, performance, music and dance.