The Marind ethno-linguistic culture stands out in several respects. It became infamous towards the end of the 19th century for well-organized head-hunting raids from its home territory in Dutch New Guinea to areas around the distant Fly River. This means that the Marind were cutting off British-administered heads. Complaints to the Dutch authorities resulted in establishing a Dutch military post at Merauke that stopped the raids into British territory, and eventually closer to home. Yet, secret, small-scale head-hunting continued into the 1950s.