Rickshaw men, the
Rifle, loaned by Sultan
Rijckmans, L.F.J.
Rings, tin and brass, worn in ear-lobes
River system of Borneo
Rongkang, epidemic at
Roth, Ling
Royal Dutch Packet Boat Company
Rubber;feast of gatherers of;an English plantation;gathering, at Sembulo
Rubea, the natives at
Rumphius, Dutch steamer
Rusa. See Deer
Sacrifice, of pig;of hens;of food, to antohs;of slave in building of houses;of water-buffalo;at paddi-planting;when tree falls
Sago-palm
Sailors, Javanese;Malay
Salap (fish)
Salt, use of
Salt water, issuing from rock; pool of
Salutations, when meeting; at leave-taking; on entering and leaving a house
Samarinda; arrival at; climate of; the natives in
Samariting
Samba River, the, fish in; houses on; an expedition up; passing the rapids of; night on; first European to visit; gold in; data from, concerning natives
Sambil goreng (native stew)
Samoan tribe. See Tamoans
Sampit, village of; start for; return to; beri-beri at; banquet given by controleur of
Sampit River, the
Sand-bars, at mouth of Pembuang River
Sand, white
Sandpiper, the
Sandung (funeral house)
Sangiang, the (antoh)
Sankuvai, the (bird that calls antoh)
Sapundo, the (memorial post)
Saputans, the;characteristics of;number of;the women and children of;habits and customs of;marriage customs of;food of;belief of, about disease and its cure;funeral customs of;piercing of ears of;shy about being photographed;makers of the sumpitan;headhunting of;the Ulu-Ots;folklore of;governed formerly by Penihings;tuba-fishing practised by;derivation of the name;four villages of;customs of, regarding childbirth;included in Orang Bahau
Sarawak, James Brooke made raja of; success of government of, under white rajas; five groups of people in; fires at
Schouten, H.P.
Schreuder, R.
Schwaner Mountains, the, mineral possibilities of; exploration of; the natives in
Sea, water from, reaches Mandumei
Sea Dayaks, the
Seat, plank used as
Segai, the, Kayan sub-tribe
Selatan, government steam-launch; rough weather on board
Semang, the Bad Boy, folk-tale
Sembulo, Lake, an expedition to; description of; visit to, postponed; the Dayaks on; legend of the tailed people of; second expedition to; storms on; depth of; no evidence of tailed men found at
Sembulo, village of, arrival at; mosque and cemetery of; legend of the tailed people of; population, Malay; rubber gathering, chief occupation of; natives from Bangkal brought to; epidemic of beri-beri at; Tamoans superseded by Malays at
Senamang River, the, natives of
Serpent, huge, man-eating; legends of golden-horned.See alsoSnake
Serrata
Shelters, in the jungle
Shield: blian's, used as musical instrument; picture of antoh on warrior's; of the Penihings
Shyness of natives
Siangs, the;tatuing of
Singapore;climate of
Singing, of Kayan women; of head-hunters; to cure disease; folk-tales; of Penyahbong chief; of the Penyahbong men; of blian at funeral ceremonies; of Katingan women
Sins, kinds of, among Katingans
Skin, colour of natives'; diseases; formations on thighs
Skins, animal, drying of;spoiled by weather conditions
Skulls, natives unwilling to sell;used as drinking-vessels
Slave, formerly sacrificed to attract antoh;buried alive under houses;stones thought to be;debtors as;killing of, for wealthy man's funeral;formerly sacrificed at tiwah feast;cuts inflicted on, when raja dies
Smallpox
Snake, poisonous; curious adventure with; deadly bite of black; a fight with; as food; caught and set free; huge, man-eating; bite of cobra; cure for bite of; folk-tales about
Snake-bird
Snares, for catching birds
Social classes, among tribes
Soerabaia, point of steamboat connection with Borneo;important commercial centre;arrival at;head-hunters imprisoned at;an earthquake at
Soldiers, killing of, by Dayaks
Song, of native women; of the head-hunters
Sonora Desert, the
Sophia, government steamship
Sora, folk-tale about
Souls, belief of various tribes concerning number and location of; departure of, through top of head; of animals presented to soul of deceased person; method of recalling; of animals
Spaan, A.W.
Spear, the hunting
Spiders, effect of bite of;in caves of Kong Beng
Spirits, good and evil;Hindu names for good.See alsoAntohs
Squirrel, shot by Chonggat
Stalactites, in cave of Kimanis; in caves near Kandangan
Star, the Montreal, assistance given by reporter for
Stars, native belief concerning; tatu-marks representing; rice-planting season determined by
Statue, brass, of Hindu origin
Stealing, Dayak belief concerning punishment for;of tin cans;scruples about, overcome by Malay influence;of expedition's moneybox;among jungle people
Steamers: coaling of, in Japanese harbours; unpleasant trip on Barito River; voyage on a rattan transport; theDe Weert; theGrotius; theOtto; theSelatan; theSophia
Steel trunk
Stew, native, katjang idju; sambil goreng
Stones, believed to be alive
Store-houses
Story of the Bird Punai, folk-tale
Sugar-cane; alcohol from
Suicide among natives
Sultan of Bulungan, the, a visit to; marriage of brother of
Sultanates established by Malays
Sumatra, formerly a part of Asia
Sumpitan, the (blow-pipe); expert makers of; method of holding; poison for darts of; the poison-carrying point; the spear point on
Sun, belief concerning; exposure to, feared by natives; under equatorial, without head covering
Sungei Lobang
Sungei Paroi, preparation for journey to
Sword, short, of the Dayak
Syphilis
Tabédjeh, legend of
Tail, skin formation resembling
Tailed men, the, legend of; no evidence of, found at Lake Sembulo
Talinka, folk-lore from
Tamaloë, the journey to;arrival at;kampong of, formed by Penyahbongs;origin of the name;usual occurrence of rain at;animals and birds not plentiful at;folk-tales from
Tamoans, the; meaning of name; scarcity of food of; cholera ravages among; superseded by Malays at Sembulo; tatuing of
Tandjong Priok
Tandjong Selor
Tapang trees
Tapen Bini, Hindu remains at
Tapir, the
Tappin River, the
Tarsius borneanus
Tatu-markings: the full moon;stars;the durian fruit;the nagah;fish;the rayong;colour of, from damar;the clothing of the liao, or soul;on entire body;to prevent disease
Taxidermy in the tropics
Teeth, filing off of; metal plugs worn in
Tehi, frame for drying fish
Telang kliman, magic liquid
Telen River, the
Telok Djulo, village of
Temang, brass statue at
Temperature: maximum in inland Borneo; in Bandjermasin; at Tumbang Marowei; on the equator; at Long Iram; at summit of watershed of the Riam Kiwa River
Temple.SeeBalei
Tent, preferred to house; the rot-proof
Teong, the bird
Teroian tribe, the
Terpsiphone
Tevang Karangan, Upper Katingans at
Throat, sick in his, Saputan expression
Thunder-storms
Tiger-cat, representation of, as protection;not eaten;image of, on flying prahu;image of, guarding house;soul of
Tigers, Indian
Tin; cans, stolen by natives
Tinea imbricata
Tingan, interpreter
Tipang Tingai
Tiwah feast (second funeral feast)
Tjehan River, the
Tobacco; native; asked for by women; chewing; given to natives
Togallan, time for planting rice determined by
Top-spinning, omens taken by
Torch
Trade in Borneo, mainly conducted by Chinese
Traders, native, from Apo Kayan
Tragulus
Traps, fishing
Travellers, and omens
Travelling, Malay outfit for;Penihing custom of travelling at night
Tree of which Antoh is Afraid, The, folktale
Trees, of Borneo; felling of; hardwood, of the jungle; methods of climbing tall; poison from; fruit-bearing; falling, and head-hunting raids; fallen but still living; punishment of, when man is killed by falling from; antohs in; sacrifices made on falling of; the crevaia; the durian; the lansat; the tapang; folk-tales about
Tribes, native, of Borneo: classification of;intermingling of;friendly relations among;characteristics and capabilities of;the Bahau;Basap;Bato-Pola;Bukats;Bukits;Busang;Duhoi;Ibans;Katingans, Upper and Lower;Kayans;Kenyahs;Long-Glats;Mehalats;Murungs;Muruts;Oma-Lokvi;Oma-Palo;Oma-Sulings;Oma-Tapi;Oma-Tepe;Orang Bahau;Ot-Danums;Penihings;Penyahbongs;Punans;Saputans;Siangs;Tamoans
Triennial feast, the great; the purpose of; building of place of worship; food regulations at; service imparting health and strength at; dance of blians at; dance of the people; killing and preparation of pigs for; the banquet; practical joking at; rice-throwing at; wrestling; march of blians; end of
Trumpets, as accompaniment to singing
Trunk, steel
Trustworthiness of natives
Truthfulness of natives
Tuak.SeeBrandy
Tuan Allah
Tuba-fishing
Tumbang Djuloi, village of
Tumbang Mantike, iron ore at
Tumbang Marowei, village of; return to; data from, concerning Murungs
Tumingki, village of
Turtle; supposed to be poisonous
Twins, among children of the Dayaks
Two Orphans, The, folk-lore tale
Ugga River, the
Uljee, J.A.
Ulu-Ots, supposed to be cannibals;habitats of;believed to have tails and to sleep in trees;number and appearance of;inveterate head-hunters;collective name for several tribes
Ulung Ela, the fatherless boy
Ulung Tiung, the motherless boy
Umbrellas, carried by Malays; useful for travel in Borneo
Upper Kahayan River, the, folk-lore from
Vaccinateur, the
Vancouver, arrival at
Van Dijl, Lieutenant J.
Varanus,
Vegetables, used in cure of diseases;stew of
Vegetation in the jungle, change in denseness of;rapid growth of
Vendetta among the Katingans
Vergouwen, J.C.
Villages, custom of changing location of
Voices, shrill
Von Luschan colour scale
Wages, paid to boatmen
Wah-wah (man-like ape);traits of;human behaviour of;knife handles made from engraved bones of;superstition concerning
Walking, native manner of
Wallace, A.R., quoted, on the Boro Budur; his opinion of the durian; hisMalay Archipelagoquoted
War-dance
War, European
Watch-tower, a
Water, boiling of drinking, essential in tropics;temperature of bathing, in tropics;salt, from rocks;pool of salt
Water-buffaloes;sacrifice of;herd of, at Batokelau;at times an antoh
Water-plant
Wealth of the Dayaks
Weapons: the klevang; the parang; the spear; the sumpitan; carried by women
Wearing apparel: aboriginal, added to collection; the Dayak; of Katingan women; of Kenyah women; of Penyahbongs; mourning garments
Weather, variety in, in the tropics
Weaving, by the Bugis;material for clothing;rattan mats
Wedding, festival;at Tumbang Marowei.See also Marriage customs
When Husband and Wife are Antohs,folklore tale
Widows, rules observed by
Wild men of Borneo (the Ulu-Ots)
Wind, lack of, in the tropics; in cave of Kong Beng; at Kuala Braui; calling the; on Lake Sembulo
Wives, number permitted by various tribes; price paid for; disloyal
Women: coaling of steamers by Japanese;song of the Kayan;manners of;few children of Dayak;the Malay;dress of;mourning garments of;frequent bathing of;photographing;cigarette smoking by;dancing of;blians;folk-lore tales sung by;restrictions imposed on;head ornament of;weapons carried by;occupations of;lot of, not an unhappy one;part taken by, on hunting trips;rules observed by widows;a visit from, at bathing time;face paint used by Malay;regarded as more alert than men;hair-dressing of;a Malay boatman's wife;antohs which cause injury to;polyandry among Duhoi;customs regarding childbirth;of the Bukats;of the Bukits;the Duhoi;Kayan;Katingan;of the Kenyahs;Long-Glat;of the Murungs;Oma-Suling;Penihing;Penyahbong;Punan;Saputan
Wonderful Tree, The, folk-lore tale
Wong Su, cook
Woodcraftsmen, Dayaks able
Wrestling, in the water; at great triennial feast
Wristlets
Year, the Katingan
Yokohama, the bay of
[Illustration (Map): THE DUTCH INDIES AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES]
[Illustration (Map): BORNEO (DOTTED SURFACE) AS COMPARED IN SIZE WITH THEBRITISH ISLES (WHITE) (After Wallace)]
The figure of a man represents a Lower Katingan, particularly a kapala at Tewang Rongkang, the only one I saw with tatu marks on the knees. These depict a fish of ancient times. On each thigh is the representation of a dog or possibly the nagah with a dog's head.
The central tatu design represents a tree, the trunk of which rises from the navel; adjoining it above are two great oval designs stretching across the chest and depicting the wings of a fowl. The tree which is called garing, is a fabulous one that cannot be killed. This same pattern may be observed on the mats of the Kayans.
Down the arms and over the shoulders are similar designs representing leaves of the areca palm.
The border around the wrist is a representation of a bird called susulit. The cross on the hand represents the beak of this bird; the starlike figure is the eye of the hornbill.
The globular tatu mark on the calf of the leg (h) is peculiar to Katingans, Ot-Danums, and other tribes. The design below, representing a certain fruit, was seen on a Katingan.
The seven tatu marks to the right (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) represent the durian in various phases. The upper (a) to the left is a ripe durian, a design often observed in the tribes, one on each shoulder of a man. The next three (b, c, d) are young fruit, often seen one above each nipple. The next figure (e), usually observed on the upper arm (in front) represents 14 durians.
Above the nails of the tatued hand of a Penihing woman (f) are seen similar triangular marks, while across it runs a border representing the protuberances of the fruit. The latter designs are also found on the foot (g) of the same individual. The cross lines over fingers and toes represent banana leaves.
[Illustration: SAMPLES OF DAYAK TATUING: Tatuing of Lower Katingan a. Bukit b. Bukit c. Bukit d. Saputan e. Long-Glat f, g. Hand and foot of Penihing woman, Durian designs h. The globular tatu mark]
End of Project Gutenberg's Through Central Borneo:, by Carl Lumholtz