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UNIQUE KENYAH'S BEAUTY

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UNIQUE KENYAH'S BEAUTY Like many other tribes in the world, Kenyah people have their own unique definition of beauty. Long ears, black shiny teeth, very thin eyebrows are unique definition of beauty for kenyah tribe long time ago. These do not only apply for women but for men as well. As time passes, and the modern world pushes into the lifestyle the trend seems to slowly disappear. Now there are only a few left with these kenyah beauty features. My very beautiful grandmother.  Oko Oyang and my youngest sister at the osey of our long house.  The process of elongating her ears were done when she was little, when she was strong enough to handle the pain and able to take care of her ears throughout the process. It was definitely a long and painful process. But at her time, no was not an option and it was solely for the sake of beauty and everyone did it anyway.  It's so true when people say beauty is subjective and it's in the ey...