Expedition, and without whose
enlightened encouragement of scientific work on the part of his officers
this book would never have been written.
C. H.
W. McD.
JULY 1912.
Supplementary Preface by one of the Authors
I feel that it is necessary to supplement our joint-preface with some few
words of apology for, and explanation of, the appearance of my name
on the title-page of this book. For the book is essentially an attempt to
set forth in condensed form the mass of knowledge of the tribes of
Borneo acquired by Dr. Hose in the course of a quarter of a century's
intimate study of, and sympathetic companionship with, the people of
the interior. My own part in its production has been merely that of a
midwife, though I may perhaps claim to have helped in the washing
and dressing of the infant as well as in its delivery, and even to have
offered some useful advice during the long years of pregnancy. And,
since it is more difficult to present a brief and popular account of any
complex subject the more intimate is one's knowledge of it, I may fairly
hope that my superficial acquaintance with the pagan tribes of Borneo
has been a useful ally to Dr. Hose's profound and extensive knowledge
of them; I have therefore gladly accepted my friend's generous
invitation to place my name beside his as joint-author of this work.
W. McD.
Contents
Chapter I
Geography of Borneo 1
Chapter II
History of Borneo 8
Chapter III
General Sketch of the Peoples of Borneo 28
Chapter IV
Material Conditions of the Pagan Tribes of Borneo 43
Chapter V
The Social System 63
Chapter VI
Agriculture 97
Chapter VII
The Daily Life of a Kayan Long House 116
Chapter VIII
Life on the Rivers 131
Chapter IX
Life in the Jungle 143
Chapter X
War 158
Chapter XI
Handicrafts 193
Chapter XII
Decorative Art 224
Chapter XIII
Ideas of Spiritual Existences and the Practices Arising from Them 1
Chapter XIV
Ideas of the Soul Illustrated by Burial Customs, Soul-Catching, and
Exorcism 28
Chapter XV
Animistic Beliefs Connected with Animals and Plants 51
Chapter XVI
Magic, Spells, and Charms 115
Chapter XVII
Myths, Legends, and Stories 136
Chapter XVIII
Childhood and Youth of a Kayan 153
Chapter XIX
The Nomad Hunters 177
Chapter XX
Moral and Intellectual Peculiarities 194
Chapter XXI
Ethnology of Borneo 223
Chapter XXII
Government 257
Appendix The Physical Characters of the Races of Borneo. By A. C.
Haddon 311
Index
343
List of Plates
1. Young Kayan Chief with middle-class Companion (in Colour).
FRONTISPIECE 2. Bruni, the pile-built Capital of the Sultans of Bruni
2 3. A Jungle Path near Marudi, Baram District 4 4. A Limestone Hill
at Panga in Upper Sarawak 6 5. Mount Dulit from the Tinjar River 8 6.
(A) Keltie Falls, Mount Dulit, Sarawak. (B) Kenyahs stopping to camp
for the Night on the Baram River 10 7. The Rejang River emerging
from the central mountain Region 12 8. Gorge in the Rejang River
above the entrance of Baloi Peh 14 9. The Rejang River winding
through the Hill Country 16 10. The Rejang River about 300 Miles
above its Mouth 16 11. Jungle enveloped in thick Moss on Summit of
Mount Dulit 18 12. Head of the Rejang River 20 13. In the Headwaters
of the Baram River 22 14. Lioh Matu (the Place of a Hundred Islands),
at the Head of the Baram River 24 15. Fanny Rapid in the Pata River,
Baram District 26 16. A Sea Dayak or Iban 28 17. Profile of Sea Dayak
of Plate 16 28 18. A Sea Dayak Woman 30 19. Kayan Family of the
Upper Rejang 32 20. An Uma Pliau (Kayan) Girl of the Baram District
32 21. Buling, the Son of a Kenyah Chief of the Baram District 34 22.
(A) A curly-haired Kayan of the Baram. (B) Aban Tingan, a famous
Kenyah Warrior, younger Brother of Tama Bulan 36 23. Klemantans of
the Tinjar District, and one old Kayan Chief of Baloi, Laki Bo, wearing
black Head-dress (back row, second figure, left) 38 24. Long Pokuns
(Klemantans) of Tinjar River 38 25. Kalabit (Murut) Chief (in centre)
with Followers, from the Source of the Baram River 40 26. Punans of
Tinjar River 40
27. Tama Bulan Wang, the Kenyah Penghulu of the Baram District 42
28. Kayan Girl from the Upper Kotei District 44 29. Youthful Sea
Dayaks in gala Dress 44 30. Sea Dayak Woman wearing Coat and
Petticoat ornamented with Shells 46 31. Sulau, the Wife of a Kayan
Chief, displaying her Collection of valuable old Beads 46 32. A
Barawan Woman (Klemantan) of the
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