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PAGAN TRIBES OF BORNEO 



A smaller cylindrical basket, very neatly plaited 

 of thin and very pliable strips of rattan, is used 

 for carrying the few articles which a man takes 



with him in travel- 

 ling — a little rice 

 and tobacco, a spare 

 waist cloth, a sleep- 

 ing mat, perhaps a 

 second mat of palm 

 leaves used as a 

 protection against 

 rain, a roll of dried 

 banana leaves for 

 making cigarettes, 

 perhaps a cap for 

 wear in the house, 

 and, not infre- 

 quently nowadays, 

 a bright coloured 

 handkerchief of 

 Chinese silk. The 

 lip of the basket is 

 surrounded by a 

 close set row of 

 eyes through which 

 a cord is passed. 

 To this cord a net 

 is attached, and is 

 drawn together in 

 the centre of the 

 opening of the 

 basket by a second 

 cord, in order to 

 This basket is provided with 



Fig. 5. 



confine its contents, 

 shoulder straps only. 



In addition to these two principal baskets, each 

 family has a number of smaller baskets of vari- 

 ous shapes for storing their personal belongings. 



