Defcrlption of the Ijland of Borneo. I'90 



greai many villages, the names of which are unknown. The 

 lame articles are exported and imported here as at Borneo. 

 The next place is Appar Karrang, governed by the fultan 

 Thua ; and then Paflier, the laft kingdom, which belongs to 

 the fultan Annom. The articles of trade in this country 

 are gold, birds-nefts, wax, and canes, which are exchanged 

 for the produ6lions of Java. The inhabitants of Paffier are 

 very few in number, and therefore it has not been poffible 

 for them to drive back the Biiginefe, who have made them- 

 felves mailers of the river, and at the fame time of the trade- 

 Further fouth lies Simpanahan, which is governed by 

 Pangerang* Prabo. The whole country from this place to 

 the extreme boundaiies of Salatang belongs to the king of 

 Banjermaffing, who poffefles alfo the great and fmall illand 

 of Puki-Lauts. There appear to be no other kingdoms in 

 the interior part of Borneo : at any rate, if there are, they 

 are not known. The inhabitants of the mountains bring 

 the produdions of their lands, and their different articles of 

 manufafture, to the neareft part of the coaft for fale. 



I flsall now lay before the reader what I have been able to 

 learn refpecling the Biadjoos or Dajakkefe, who for the moft 

 part inhabit an extenfive diflrift in the interior part of the 

 countrv on the weft fide of the river Banjer. The Biadjoos 

 are of large llature and well built. Their women are faid to 

 be fair and handfome; but they never bring them to Banjer, 

 or any other of the places where they trade. The drefs of 

 the Biadjoos has a great refemblance to that of the Malays. 

 Their women, and even the wives of their princes, go naked 

 to the middle, and in general have nothing around their 

 body but a (liort gown. The men paint their bodies with 

 figures of various kinds, as is the cafe among the other na- 

 tives of the ifland and throughout all India. They'come to 

 Banjer to fell their gold, canes, and rice, for which they re- 

 ceive in exchange coarfe Chinefe porcelain, copper and 

 earthen vciTels, or tampayangs, on which are reprefented 

 dragons, fnakes, and other figures fuited to their talte. 

 Their marriages arc accompanied with fome very Angular 



• Pangerang, <Iato, kicy, r.idecn, and other terms of the like kind, 

 are words which expiels different degrees of dignity. 



ceremonies. 



