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The indigenous people of Skull Island are a tribe of humans living on Skull Island who first appear in the 1933 film King Kong, its 1932 novelization, and its derivative works.
Appearance
In the films, the Skull Islanders have dark skin and hair, but later material sometimes gives them lighter skin and tattooing more reminiscent of Polynesian cultures. They are typically adorned in feathers and grasses.
Culture
The culture of the people of Skull Island is not explored directly in the source material, but their language and worship of Kong is suggested by Captain Englehorn to link them to the peoples and cultures of the Malay archipelago. (QUOTE SOURCE) They demonstrate that they have many elaborate facets of civilization. Their clothes can be seen made of cloth, grasses, feathers, skins and fur, suggesting access to weaving and tanning technologies. The decoration seen on their faces and shields made of wood or leather implies an artistic tradition. An examination of their spears reveals them to be roughly uniform with long, straight shafts, and attached, sharpened heads, revealing an understanding of weaponsmithing.
A central part of their culture is the worship of Kong, to whom they sacrifice a woman at intervals. Supplementary materials suggest that this may occur annually(RIPPERGER? SOURCE), and that Kong, like many gods/monsters is worshipped as much for protection from the monsters beyond the wall, good rainfall and bountiful harvests(KK91 SOURCE), as he was to keep him from destroying them. They are led by a chieftain, and have a "witch doctor" in charge of ceremony and spirituality. Part of their ritual to Kong typically includes people dressed as apes to some degree, but whether these are costumes or the skins of actual animals is not widely agreed upon (APE SKINS QUOTE, CONTRA EVIDENCE)
The people seen by Denham's film crew are not widely interpreted as being the builders of Skull Island's great wall, but they do maintain it to ensure their safety. While the origins of the wall are usually left ambiguous, the 1933 newspaper serial by Kingsley Long posits the possibility that the island was once a great continent, now sunken, and that it had once been colonized by Atlantis, who built the wall as well as an ancient city lost to time in the jungle.
History
- King Kong (1933)
- Son of Kong (1933)
King Kong
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Son of Kong
With Kong gone, the island fell into dissaray, which the Chief of the islanders blamed on his absence. A series of earthquakes would shake the island time and time again, and when their peninsula was approached by a canoe holding Carl Denham, the islanders shooed him away with spears, seeing him as the forefather of their misfortune. Within days of this unlikey meeting, a last great earthquake plunged the island into the sea, taking with it its secrets and prehistoric life. The fate of the villagers is left unknown, but their practice of canoe building leaves hope for their survival.
Technology
Weaponsmithing
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Weaving
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Tanning
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Language
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Masonry
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Agriculture
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Firemaking
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Books & short stories
- King Kong (1932)
- "King Kong" (1933) - Boys' Magazine
- "King Kong" (1933) - The Mystery Magazine
- "King Kong" (1933) - London Daily Herald
- "After King Kong Fell" (1973)
- The Illustrated King Kong (1976)
- King Kong (1983) - Step Up Adventures
- Anthony Browne's King Kong (1994)
- Kong Reborn (2005)
Audio Plays
Comics
- King Kong (1933)
- Son of Kong (1933)
- King Kong (1968)
- King Kong (1991) [issues 1-6]
Gallery
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Trivia
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References
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