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Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917Lumholtz, Carl

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Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917

Name: Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917
Author: Lumholtz, Carl

Lumholtz, Carl

Borneo -- Description and travel; Ethnology -- Borneo; Natural history -- Borneo

Dry weather in the jungle

Ducks, marsh

Duhoi, the (Ot-Danums);
  head-hunting of;
  primitive condition of;
  intermarriage of, with Kahayans;
  friendly visit of;
  rich collections for sale by;
  abundance of kapatongs used by;
  varying physical aspects of;
  shaving of foreheads by;
  the kapala of;
  method of making fire;
  sacred number of;
  customs of;
  the flying prahu of;
  polygamy of;
  marriage customs and ceremonies of;
  rice-planting and harvesting of;
  funeral customs of;
  taking leave of;
  intelligence of;
  polyandry among;
  customs regarding childbirth;
  number and location of souls of

Durian, the, queen of fruits

Dutch, the, rule of, in Borneo;
  flag, on memorial staff

Dutch Borneo, population of south and east;
  population of north;
  natural resources of;
  government of;
  native tribes in;
  Bandjermasin principal town in;
  Malays of

Dutch Packet Boat Company

Dwarf, photograph of, taken


Ears, rings worn in;
  ornamentation of Penyahbongs';
  piercing of chiefs;
  wooden disks in lobes of

Earthenware jars

Earthquake, on Java

Eating, customs regarding

Eggs, offered as sacrifice

Elephants

Elevation

Elshout, Dr. J.M.;
  quoted, on head-hunting

Enemy, announcing approach of

Equator, on the

Erskine, A.M., description of caves of Kong Beng by

European influence in Borneo

Europeans, number of, in Borneo

Eyes, with Mongolian fold;
  set obliquely


_Fatherless Boy, The_, folk-tale

Feast, dancing;
  of the rubber gatherers;
  on removal of bones of dead;
  wedding;
  harvest;
  the great triennial;
  kapatongs at;
  at beginning and end of year

_Felis nebulosa_

Filariasis, an attack of

Fire, making a, in the jungle;
  with flint and iron;
  with rattan and bamboo;
  by drilling;
  by friction with rope;
  by twirling

Fire omen

Fires, in the jungle

Firebrands, used at funeral

Fish, of Borneo;
  in the jungle;
  method of catching by poisoning river;
  spearing for;
  drying;
  frame for drying;
  catching by means of explosive;
  cooked in bamboo;
  kendokat caught by an otter;
  abundance of in Busang River;
  fruit-eating;
  in pool near Bandjermasin;
  the patin;
  folk-tales about

Fishing, tuba;
  expeditions, omens concerning

Flies;
  yellowish gray;
  black

Flowers, of water-plant;
  of equatorial regions;
  along Kasao River;
  on the Kai River

Flute

Flying prahu, the;
  legend of;
  a feature of tiwah feast;
  as design in mats

Fog

Folk-lore tales, telling of, in song;
  of the Kahayans;
  of the Katingans;
  of the Long-Glats;
  Malay influence in;
  of the Ot-Danums;
  of the Penyahbongs;
  of the Saputans

Food, hints on proper, for travel in East Indies;
  of the Dayaks and Malays;
  at the paddi harvest;
  at great triennial feast;
  offered to antohs;
  of the head-hunters;
  of the Bukats;
  of Duhoi bride and groom;
  of the Long-Glats;
  of the Penyahbongs;
  of the Punans

Forests of Borneo

Fowls, Bornean

Framboisia

French count, story of a

Frogs

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Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917Lumholtz, Carl

History

Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917

Lumholtz, Carl

Borneo -- Description and travel; Ethnology -- Borneo; Natural history -- Borneo

Dry weather in the jungle

Ducks, marsh

Duhoi, the (Ot-Danums);
  head-hunting of;
  primitive condition of;
  intermarriage of, with Kahayans;
  friendly visit of;
  rich collections for sale by;
  abundance of kapatongs used by;
  varying physical aspects of;
  shaving of foreheads by;
  the kapala of;
  method of making fire;
  sacred number of;
  customs of;
  the flying prahu of;
  polygamy of;
  marriage customs and ceremonies of;
  rice-planting and harvesting of;
  funeral customs of;
  taking leave of;
  intelligence of;
  polyandry among;
  customs regarding childbirth;
  number and location of souls of

Durian, the, queen of fruits

Dutch, the, rule of, in Borneo;
  flag, on memorial staff

Dutch Borneo, population of south and east;
  population of north;
  natural resources of;
  government of;
  native tribes in;
  Bandjermasin principal town in;
  Malays of

Dutch Packet Boat Company

Dwarf, photograph of, taken


Ears, rings worn in;
  ornamentation of Penyahbongs';
  piercing of chiefs;
  wooden disks in lobes of

Earthenware jars

Earthquake, on Java

Eating, customs regarding

Eggs, offered as sacrifice

Elephants

Elevation

Elshout, Dr. J.M.;
  quoted, on head-hunting

Enemy, announcing approach of

Equator, on the

Erskine, A.M., description of caves of Kong Beng by

European influence in Borneo

Europeans, number of, in Borneo

Eyes, with Mongolian fold;
  set obliquely


_Fatherless Boy, The_, folk-tale

Feast, dancing;
  of the rubber gatherers;
  on removal of bones of dead;
  wedding;
  harvest;
  the great triennial;
  kapatongs at;
  at beginning and end of year

_Felis nebulosa_

Filariasis, an attack of

Fire, making a, in the jungle;
  with flint and iron;
  with rattan and bamboo;
  by drilling;
  by friction with rope;
  by twirling

Fire omen

Fires, in the jungle

Firebrands, used at funeral

Fish, of Borneo;
  in the jungle;
  method of catching by poisoning river;
  spearing for;
  drying;
  frame for drying;
  catching by means of explosive;
  cooked in bamboo;
  kendokat caught by an otter;
  abundance of in Busang River;
  fruit-eating;
  in pool near Bandjermasin;
  the patin;
  folk-tales about

Fishing, tuba;
  expeditions, omens concerning

Flies;
  yellowish gray;
  black

Flowers, of water-plant;
  of equatorial regions;
  along Kasao River;
  on the Kai River

Flute

Flying prahu, the;
  legend of;
  a feature of tiwah feast;
  as design in mats

Fog

Folk-lore tales, telling of, in song;
  of the Kahayans;
  of the Katingans;
  of the Long-Glats;
  Malay influence in;
  of the Ot-Danums;
  of the Penyahbongs;
  of the Saputans

Food, hints on proper, for travel in East Indies;
  of the Dayaks and Malays;
  at the paddi harvest;
  at great triennial feast;
  offered to antohs;
  of the head-hunters;
  of the Bukats;
  of Duhoi bride and groom;
  of the Long-Glats;
  of the Penyahbongs;
  of the Punans

Forests of Borneo

Fowls, Bornean

Framboisia

French count, story of a

Frogs

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917

Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917

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