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North Borneo Old Postcard A Native of Borneo Dyak Little Girl, S.P.G. since 1848Vintage Old Post Card, North Borneo Malaya Malaya Straits Settlements. Ethnic Life. A Native of Borneo. Barefoot Little Girl Child. Dyak. The Dyaks of Borneo were formerly head hunters and cannibals. A large number have now become Christians. The S.P.G. has been working here since 1848.Background: The Dayak or Dyak are the peoples indigenous to Borneo. Dayaks are categorised as part of wider Austronesian-speaking populations in Asia. The Dayak were animist in belief, however many converted to Christianity, and some to Islam more recently.
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