Location : Kampung Jengan Danum, Kecamatan Damai, Kabupaten Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia.

As we passed Jengan Danum village we noticed some celebration going on at this village. Sneak into the house and took some photos.

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Ceremony going on in this house

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Totem pole for the ceremony

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