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
Kapatongs;
attendants on souls of the dead;
for protection of the living;
carried by head-hunters;
curious representations of;
transmitted as heirlooms;
at feasts;
representing a raja;
representing a woman with betel box
Kapuas River, the
Kasao River, the;
Saputan name for;
drifting down;
continuation of journey down;
flowers along;
rapids of;
data from, concerning Saputans
Kasungan;
at the "onder's" house in
Katingan River, the, an expedition to;
plan to reach head of, abandoned;
ascent of, as far as first renowned rapids;
the return trip down;
closing of, for tiwah feast;
the Dayaks of
Katingans, the, Sampit once occupied by;
belief of, in good and evil spirits;
belief, concerning cure of disease;
head-hunting raids of;
Upper and Lower;
number of;
characteristics of;
the dwelling of;
tatuing of;
honey gathering by;
a funeral of;
first appearance of Upper, at Tevang Karantan;
the flying prahu of;
children of;
dress of women;
friendliness of;
wives of;
customs and beliefs of;
crocodile killing by;
manner of announcing approach of enemy;
murder among;
methods of fire-making;
restrictions concerning women;
sins among;
names in vogue among;
good and evil omens of;
funeral customs of;
from Bangkal;
folktale of;
resemblance of, to Alfurs;
manner of curing disease;
game played by;
festivals of;
calendar of;
astronomical device of, for determining rice-planting season;
belief of, in one soul
Katjang idju (native vegetable stew)
Kayan River, the, journey up;
colour of;
rapids of;
the trip down;
rise of water in;
the Kayans and Kenyahs of;
inhabited only at source and at headwaters
Kayans, the;
filing off of teeth by;
ethnological collections from;
prahus provided by;
songs of;
dialects of;
headhunting by;
agreeable to deal with;
the women of;
few children among;
compared with Kenyahs;
social classes among;
kampong of, at Long Blu;
trade of;
location of;
sub-tribes of;
claimed to be same tribe as Kenyahs;
known as Orang Bahau
Kedu, the district of, II
Keladi, water-plant
Kelasin, village of
Kendokat (fish)
Kenyahs, the;
from Apo Kayan;
the women of;
funeral of a child of;
tuba-fishing by;
the children of;
boys of;
compared with Kayans;
most attractive of the natives;
rings worn in ears by;
the spear carried by;
physical superiority of;
characteristics of;
cleanliness of;
ornaments worn by;
removal of body hair by;
courtesy of;
industry of;
head-hunting by;
effect of head-hunting on disposition of;
most capable of the natives;
location of;
number of;
the sub-tribes of;
claimed to be same tribe as Kayans;
belief of, concerning soul
Keppel, Captain H., _The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. "Dido"_ by
Kiai Laman
Kidyang (deer)
Kiham, Atas;
Duyan;
Mudang;
Raja.
_See also_ Rapids
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