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wedges. The cover is attached by means of a fine cord wliich is tied 

 to the base of one of the waist cords at one end, and is fastened to 

 the edge of the cover at the other. Thei'e are in the Perak ]\luscum 

 several specimens of this type of blow-pipe and quiver, namely, a 

 blow-pipe and quiver from the Ulu Rompin, Pahang ; a blow-pipe 

 and quiver from Kuantan, Pahang, collected by Mr. C. Wray ; five 

 blow-pipes from Pekan and Kuala Pilah and a single quiver from 

 Batam Island, Singapore Straits. 



PHYSICAL CHARACTERS AND MEASUREMENTS. 

 The i-emarks already made with regard to the tamer tribe apply 

 almost equally well to the Pulau Tawar people, though perhaps the 

 Sakai element was stronger than in the former group as very wavy 

 or slightly curly hair was seen in several individuals, notably in a 

 man, the second from the right in plate xxxiii. 



The measurements given below wei'e all tlii'ee taken on adult 

 males. 



Serial Head Head Cephalic 



No. Length. Breadth. Index. 



1 ... 181 ... 144 ... 79.5 



2 ... 188 ... 142 ... 75.5 



3 ... 182 ... 146 ... 80.2 



THE JAKUN OF THE RETANG RIVER. 

 (Plates xxxv and xxxvi.) 

 With regai'd to these people, the remarks already made aljout 

 the civilized condition of the tamer Tekai tribe apply equally well. 

 They had adopted Malay clothing, manufactured no articles which 

 could be described as being distinctively aboriginal, and the blow- 

 pipe was no longer used. According to their own account, they 

 belonged to the same tribe as the people of the Krau river, but they 

 appear to have led rather a wandering existence, their journeys in 

 search of jungle produce occasionally taking them as far north as 

 the Besut country in Trengganu, whence, as described above, they 

 had adopted two Semang. Until recently they said they had been 

 living f n the Tekai river, but had left that locality about two 

 years before, owing to their clearings being constantly visited by 

 wild elephants, which destroyed tlie crops. Their present settlement 

 which lies only a few hundred yards up the Retang river 

 consists of a large clearing containing four houses. The crops 

 planted ai^e, Indian corn, padi, and a little sugar cane, tapioca, and 

 kalacli. Sireh too is grown to a small extent. Their houses resemble 

 those of the Pahang peasantry. The following articles of pi-operty 

 wei^e seen in the house of the Battin or chief : two drums, of the 

 type called gendang by the Malays, white pandanus mats, water 

 vessels made from gourds or coconut shells, small pandanus baskets, 

 winnowing trays, and a large gong of the sort known as tetawak ; 



