Bahau people
Dancers wearing Hudoq performing a mask dance during the sowing celebration of the Bahau Dayak, Upper Mahakam, circa 1898-1900. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 22,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (East Kalimantan) | |
| Languages | |
| Bahau language, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Bungan (Folk religion), Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kayan people (Borneo), Kenyah people |
Bahau or Kayan Mekam people is a sub-ethnic group of the Apo Kayan people who inhabit West Kutai Regency (9.3%), East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
They are found in regional districts of :-
- Long Iram district, West Kutai Regency
- Long Bagun district, Mahakam Ulu Regency
- Long Pahangai, Mahakam Ulu Regency