A lalau with several bees nests. Some trees can have as many as a hundred nests. In the past, the lalau with more than a hundred nests belonged to the Sultan. Owner of several forests, the Sultan entrusted the trees to his subjects, a means of guaranteeing control over his vast territory coveted by other Dayak communities in the surrounding area. ///Un lalao avec plusieurs nids d’abeilles. Certains arbres peuvent compter jusqu’à une centaine de nids. Autrefois les lalau...
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A lalau with several bees nests. Some trees can have as many as a hundred nests. In the past, the lalau with more than a hundred nests belonged to the Sultan. Owner of several forests, the Sultan entrusted the trees to his subjects, a means of guaranteeing control over his vast territory coveted by other Dayak communities in the surrounding area. ///Un lalao avec plusieurs nids d’abeilles. Certains arbres peuvent compter jusqu’à une centaine de nids. Autrefois les lalau avec plus de cent nids appartenaient au Sultan. Propriétaire de plusieurs forêts, le Sultan confiait les arbres à ses sujets, une manière de s’assurer le contrôle de son vaste territoire convoitée par les communautés Dayak alentour.
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