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of aiiollicr Irilx'. Iml coiinn.iiKli'il ihc l;imU(';i|>(', had no iiaiiic anioiiu- 

 them, and thai in orch'r !(» lind oiil ii> nanic we had l<> a|»|il\ to 

 tril>os hxinu' iioarci- the nioiinlain. Il wa^. (»!' coui-sc. (|uil(' onl of die 

 qiieslion lo a\ail onrsclxcs oC dicir help in dclcrniininu- die (htlrrcMl 

 phu'os IVoin Mich a nunnilain lop. 



I was ihtTcfoiH^ lii-cady sirnck, when anions' the Krnjas I ascended 

 a luoujitain, (or die pni'pos(> of ui'ldnu- a snrxcx of dicir coiintrx' 

 and P)()(M I)jah)iiu-. die chief of ihc couiili-v, \\ lio acconi|)anie(I ni(^ 

 poinled onl ad die nioimlains as far as die hori/.oii widi their names, 

 also those w i' coiihl \-erif_v in die Mahakam terrilorv: he also 

 indicated the roads leadiiiti' lo die dillerenl adjoininii' coimlries as 

 accurately as a European could liaxc done. 



Not oidy we, li'il also the Ualians who accompanied me, wore 

 astonished at tlu^ knowledu'e of the history of limits loiiü- past, which the 

 Kciijas displayed. It is a welikiiowii fad that tribes, who cannot write 

 and who possess a low decree of ci\ili/,alioii, lose quickly tli(Mnemor\ 

 of past events, and the Jviiowleduc of die IJahaus ahoiit tlieii- aiicc>s- 

 toi's xvas therefore very inaccurate, (ii'eat was therefore the asto- 

 lushment of Kwiiiu- Ii-anu', when the Kcnjas told him die traditions 

 of Ills own ancestors during- the time of their stay in A[)o Kajan. 



This ureiiler develo|)ment of their jjsyclie keeps pace w idi |)heno- 

 niena, which e\'idence a stronu'er personalily as i-euards tlu^ir siii-- 

 roundinus. They are braver, which api)ears clearly from their 

 way of condiictin.u' warfar(\ The tribes in rxirneo are notorious 

 on account of their headhimlinii', a method of takinu' revenue and of 

 liuiilini!'. which is justly looked upon as beinu' radier cnmiinu' and 

 cowai'dly than brave, as it consists iji the layinu' of aniiMi>lies and the 

 sudden attack of superior forces on bul a fcNv indi\iduals. An o|)en ÜLilil 

 is rare among- the IJahaus. ami as has Ixmmi said before, if two tribes 

 are confronted, the death or \\ (»iin<ling of one man snflices to |»ut 

 his parly lo tliuhl. (^biite dillerenl is the warfare amonu' the 

 Kcnjas: hand-lodiand liulits are freqiieiil, in which chielly the 

 sword is used, and in xshich many are killed before llie baltle is 

 <lecided. Thongli hoadhiinling occurs also ainoim' them, yel il recedes 

 more into Ihe backLiriuind. and when il occurs more personal 

 valour is displaye(l. A few yeai-s ago e. g. a yoimg Kenja chieflain, 

 when perfiu-miiig a war-dance diiriuir' a \isil on th(^ Mahak'am, siid- 

 (l(Mily ciil oil' die h(\-ul of one of die >peclalors. and look il with 

 him in his lligiil. This was cerlaiidy ireaclier(ui>. bul il i'(Mpiires courage 

 to do such a lliiiig in a large gallery w illi a great many lookers-on. 



II is ii-rilaling lo see, how the l»ahaus suiunil lo \)o illli-ealed by 

 the Mala\s, who ll\e at their expense by dcceil, ihefl and grave- 



