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Borneo’s mystical culture is perpetuated through tattoos. It has, undoubtedly, become a fashion statement says Denver William, 61, who calls himself a defender of all things Sarawak.

“For instance, the bunga terung commonly done on the chest symbolises a rite of passage into manhood following an excursion. It’s compulsory for us Dayaks and to be done one at a time.“Yet many are doing it two at a time without learning of its true meaning. We don’t need to take westerners as an example, we can look at our own youth in Sarawak,” he said.

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