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Now THAT would be interesting

No guns needed Bert. First there is Pak Joe who spearheads our security, then there is Bima with his golden kris, and finally, there is me holding our last unwanted “guest.”

do you have to brush your last unwanted guest's teeth roy, to keep him looking, "so pristine"?

ct

With teeth, or without teeth…which one do you like the best? Too bad the Balinese don’t celebrate Halloween, as I could have had a ball with my “friends.”

They don’t eat, they’re quiet, they never ask me for a martini, and they never give me grief on the Bali Expat Forum!

And they always agree!

Can I have friends like that

Sure, but don't let Dewi see these "friends" especially in her condition!

That's quite a collection roy - frightening as hell, but nevertheless, quite the collection.. You wouldn't want to stumble across one of those, face to face at 2am on the way to the fridge for a glass of water..

Ct

Hey Roy,
Do you have any interesting histories that go along with these skulls or, are they forever "silent partners"?

The Don

Sure, since you’re interested. In the first group, the one I’m holding is an Asmat head hunting trophy from Irian Jaya. In the second group showing only the skulls, from top to bottom: Dayak (Kalimantan, or Borneo if you prefer) head hunting trophy, another Asmat head hunting trophy, another Dayak head hunting trophy, an Iatmul (Papua) ancestor skull), and a very unusual Dayak head hunting trophy.

What's really special about the Iatmul ancestor is that they cover all but the back of the skull in clay and then mold it to resemble a likeness of the deceased. You can see that they mold the lips, nose and ears. Then they paint the head with the same tattoos the person had when alive. These are extremely rare and hard to find, this one being only the second one we’ve seen in well over ten years, the first one is now in the Triangle Tattoo Museum in Fort Bragg, California.

It occurred to me that like in those old movies, if something was to happen to Roy now, I would be the chief suspect - so look after your self there Roy, watch where your going and don't put the zimmer frame in any holes OK

If they're molded to look like the deceased roy, the deceased were some ugly bastards

No but seriously, do you mean by "head hunting trophy" that they were killed in a contest like manner, then their heads were turned into trophies? I'm at a bit of a loss..

Ct

Regarding the trophy skulls, not in contest BaliLife, but in tribal warfare, and, as the Asmat have always made clear, a little "pay back" too, as with Michael Rockefeller.

Markit, NOTHING is going to happen to me, and please don't embarrass yourself with your warnings to me to "look after myself." I've already told you where to find me, so, if you are inclined, then come on up to Ubud!

Markit, if you are going to make threats as such, at least put your own image as avatar.

Play Fair !

Chilli! I thought that was an image of Markit!

Suitable though, isn't it?

I dont mind if a person chooses to have an avatar image of a baby, a cartoon or whatever.

But I do mind when Markit makes threats whilst hiding behind his words. How do you say chicken in Balinese ?

Chilli don't be silly - only a paranoid mind or a hopeless romantic novel reader would read any threat into what I have written here. Which are you?