INDEX 



365 



Kachal — contitiued 



Natives, log, iii, 115 



Dress and ornamenis, 109, II5 



Yassan, in, 116 



Deashi, 116 



Charms, 1 16 



Supplies, 117 



Medicine, 115 



A death ceremony, 116 



Burial customs, 1 13 

 Kamorta 



General topography, 72, 97, 98, 99, lOO, 

 lOI 



Population, 102 



Peculiarity of flora, loi 



Traces of the old convict settlement on, 



95 



The cemeter)', 95 



Murder of De Roepstorff (1883), 96 



Mount Edgecombe, 98 



Expedition Harbour, 98 



Reputed headquarters of piratical 

 savages, 98 



Dring Harbour, 98 



Olta-moit, village of, 98 



Natives, 99, 100 



Dress, 100 



Tattooing, a case of, lOO 



Birds, 97, 99, 100 



Teal, 97 



Buffalo, 99 



Bats, 99 



Chital, 100 



Sambhar, 100 



Supplies, loi 



Hamilton's description of the Central 

 group, 102 

 Kana awn, K.N., 285-292 

 Kanaia, N., 79, 113 

 Kantera, K.N., 302 

 Karcau, N., 85, 86 

 Kare-veng-chon, K.N., 287 

 Kallu, 224 

 Kar Nicobar 



General topography, 45, 46, 61, 64, 



65 



Kcenig's account of Kar Nicobar (1778), 



276, 277, 279 

 Geology, 46, 64 

 Earthquakes felt at, 205 

 Tide-race, 45 

 Landing, 46, 60, 61 

 Sawi Bay, 46 



Swell in, 55 



Landing at, 55 

 Population, 65 

 Flora, 53, 61, 62, 64 

 Fruit, 49, 64 

 Coconuts, 62 

 Water, 65 

 Timber, 53, 54 



Kar Nicobar — contimied 

 F'auna 



Birds, 53, 62 

 Mammals, 62 

 Fishing, 55 

 Crabs, 55, 62 

 Supplies, 65 



Government agency clearing, 47, 54 

 " Temple Villa," 47 

 Mission school, 59 

 Missionary endeavour, 57, 63 

 V. Solomon, 46, 63 

 Pupils, 57, 59 

 Mus village, 47, 49, 50, 51 

 Population, 47 

 Buildings, 50, 51 

 Elpanam, 50, 240 

 Maternity houses, 51 

 Ta/ik ngi, 51 



" House of pollution," 51, 304 

 Houses, 46-49 

 Plantations, 49, 64 

 Kofente, 292 

 Mai, 302, 303 



" Devil-expelling " leaves, 303 

 Passu, 303 

 Kar Nicobarese, the, 46, 49, 31, 54, 57-59, 

 60, 61, 65 

 Measurements of some, 355 

 Offandi, 49, 50, 54, 311, 312 

 " Friend of England," 52, 55-57, 311, 312 

 "Little John," 58, 225 

 Frank Thompson, 57 

 Kar Nicobar boy=, 59, 60 



V. Solomon's pupils, 57, 59 

 Educated natives, 57, 59 

 Native guides, 57, 58 

 A travelled Nicobarese, 54 

 Life of Kar Nicobarese, 65 

 Names, 305 

 Nicknames, 59 

 Dress, 49, 52, 61 

 Td-chbkla, 49 

 Betel-cheAving, 49 

 Domestic pigeons, 47 

 Pigs, 50 



Utensils, etc., 48 

 Fuel, 48 

 Baskets, 48 

 Canoes, 53, 54, 60 

 Outrigger, 54 

 Paddles, 54 

 Oilpress, 52 



Mode of extracting coconut oil, 52 

 Bench seats, 52 



Commercial occupations, 318, 319 

 Barter, 56, 60 



Cost of transporting goods, 318 

 Staples of wealth, 50 

 Mode of comparing past and present 

 wealth, 292 



