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
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. _See_ Brandy
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;
his _Malay Archipelago_ quoted
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
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