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to Drejjauanthus, a genus of Anonaceous trees, tall and 

 straight but never of any large size. Geharu is incense 

 oi" eagle wood, Aqullaria malaccensis, of which there are 

 several forms, frequently called chandan by Malays. In 

 the Tembeling the bark of young specimens of the latter 

 species is also used as cordage.] 



(14) Pelanclok trap (Jerat leher) see podea, p. 7. 



(15) Pelandok trap (Jerat Jong, jong^kaki) see postea, p. 7. 



(16) Bird lime apparatus — 



The holde)' is called toniak and the limed sticks tjleger. 



[The gettah employed as lime is obtained from tlie kayu 

 ara (a generic name for species of Ficus), the gettah 

 itself being called gettah bagto. 



Malays and many Sakais use for tliis purpose the gettah 

 •from wild or cultivated species of chempedak and jack 

 fruit (Artocarpus spp.). Bagu, according to Wilkinson, 

 is a plant name doubtfully i-eferable to Gnetum gnemon.^ 



Musical Instruments. — 



(17) Long flute with three stops made of bamboo (ding byu). 



Length, 594 mm. 



(18) Small flute with three stops and some attempt at ornamenta- 



tion (Besisi, Tehon). Length, 357 mm. 



The Besisi state that tliey do not use nose flutes. 



(19) Two bamboo stampers (Besisi, ding, tengkeng). Lengths 253 



and 213 mm. ; diameter, 43 and 39 mm. 



(20) Bamboo harp with three rotan strings (Besisi, Ding banyeng). 



Length, 410 mm. ; diametei', 38 mm. 



Fire-making Apparatus. — 



(21) Several sets of saw-nietliod apparatus (Besisi, gesek, sama 



chong, chong = covd), saw of rotan, wood kayii mahang 

 (Macaranga spp. soft wood trees with large leaves), c.f. 

 postea p. 8. 



(22) Several sets of drill-method apparatus (Besisi, gesek sama 



te = hands) drill and block of mahang. c.f. postea p. 9. 



Blowpipes and Apparatus. — 



(23) Blowpipe (Besisi, blau). Mouthpiece, conical. Outer case 



decorated towards mouthpiece and also near distal end. 

 Intervening poi'tion smooth. Distal end covered with 

 gettah (amhalau). Inner tube in two pieces. Length, 

 1,772 mm. 



(24) Leaves foi- polishing blowpipe darts (Besisi, chinrat domok). 



[Skeat (op. cit. i, p. 311) gives this word as chengat. 

 The leaves are the same as those known to the Malays as 

 daun niempelas (Dehnia sarmentosa) which are used in 

 place of sand-paper for polishing by Malay craftsmen.] 



