My Life with the Headhunters

My Life with the Headhunters by Wyn Sargent. Published by Doubleday & Co Inc, Garden City, NY, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardbound w/Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. Shelf wear, overall content excellent. ISBN 0385089740. LCCN 73-10545. The author reveals every facet of life of the Dyaks, 4-1/2 feet tall headhunters in the jungle of Central Borneo. Their bizarre rituals, mythology, and religious practices; their culture which lacked farming, fishing, and hunting techniques. She takes readers into witch doctors' huts: to ceremonies of births, deaths, and marriages, with their attendant sacrifices, sacred dances, and exotic costumes. We see her become ''blood brother'' to her loyal guide and ''wife'' to a royal chieftain. An we come to know this once-feared tribe the author has grown to love. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 310 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 13975.