One of Malaysia’s most renowned printmakers, Long Thien Shih creates works influenced by the natural environment and social issues. This image depicts a proud warrior standing before skeletons which are regarded as his trophies. In Iban culture a minority group in Sarawak is renowned for practice in headhunting as to tribal / territorial expansion. The more heads you collect the more fearsome people will be. It also represents power and authority. This culture has long faded.