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
Lumholtz, Carl
Borneo -- Description and travel; Ethnology -- Borneo; Natural history -- Borneo
Hornbills;
the rhinoceros;
the tail feathers of;
image of, on flying prahu;
image of, on pantar
Hornets
Hose, Doctor
Hospitality, of natives
House of worship, at Angkipi;
at Ado;
at Tumingki
Houses: camping, for travellers;
communal;
with upright pillars before;
at Tumbang Marowei;
custom of burying slave alive underneath;
at Long Kai;
at Long Pahangei;
with beautiful carvings;
Malay;
high-gabled, in Negara;
of the Katingans;
form of salutation on entering and leaving;
dancing on completion of
_How the Penganun was Caught Alive_, folktale
Humidity
Humour, sense of, among natives
Hunchback
Hunting, deer;
wild pig;
rhinoceros;
by the Penyahbongs;
part taken by women in;
omens concerning
Hydrophobia
Ibans, the;
head-hunting raids of;
known as Orang Bahau
Idenburg, A.W.F., Governor-General of Netherlands India
Imperial Limited Express, a race with the
Incision, the practice of
India, British
Indonesians, the
Infants, bathing of
Infidelity in marital relations, punishment for;
rareness of
Inheritance, customs regarding
Insects, in the jungle;
remedy for bites of
Intelligence of natives
Interpreter, the
Inyah Otuntaga, legend of
Inu, legend of
Ipoh, poison for sumpitan darts
Iron
Ironwood, kapatongs made of;
receptacle for dead made of;
boats of;
funeral house of;
the panyanggaran made of;
the pantar;
spears of;
effect of sleeping on floors of
Isau River, the
Islamism
Ismail;
residence of
Iyu, folk-tale about
_Janssens_, steamship
Japan, along the coast of;
impressions of
Japanese, characteristics of;
remedy of, for wounds;
a native resembling;
medicines sold to natives by
Jars, valuable old
Java, best season to visit;
Buddhist monument in;
the garden of the East;
formerly part of Asia;
Islamism in;
an earthquake in;
eradicating the plague in
Javanese, sailors;
soldiers;
easily lost in jungle;
remarkable intelligence of;
Hindu Javanese
Javau, edible root
Jews'-harp
Joking, practical
Juggling, by blians
Jungle, the, an expedition into;
making a shelter in;
cutting a clearing in;
stagnant atmosphere of;
making a fire in;
hardwood trees of;
ease of ascent in;
denseness of vegetation in;
animal life in;
birds of;
rain in;
fish in;
insects of;
rapid growth of vegetation in;
grass in;
in the midst of;
effect of dry weather on
Jurong, wooden image used by blian
Kaburau
Kahayan River, the, Protestant mission on;
Malay influence on;
folklore from
Kahayans, the, cigar-cases made by;
the camp among;
with beards;
compared with Malays;
superior intellect of;
converts to Christianity among;
polygamy of;
folk-tale of
Kai River, the
Kambang, island of
Kamkamiak, evil antoh
Kandangan, the journey to;
arrival at;
caves near
Kapala, election of, by Duhoi;
disabled, at Buntut Mangkikit;
tatuing on, at Bali;
brother of, eaten by crocodile
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