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thread of rattan or fern-stem. The poison is then 

 applied to the surface of this metal. The metal is 

 obtained nowadays from imported tin or brass 

 ware, but formerly a slip of hard wood was used, 

 and, possibly, in some 

 cases stone. 



The quiver for carry- 

 ing the darts is a section 

 of bamboo about four 

 inches in diameter and 

 ten inches in length, 

 fitted with a cap of the 

 same which fits over the 

 shaved lip of the main 

 piece (Fig. 44). A 

 wooden hook lashed to 

 the quiver enables it to 

 be hung from the belt. 

 The darts, mostly with- 

 out piths, are wrapped 

 in a squirrel skin and 

 thrust tip downwards 

 into the quiver. A small 

 gourd tied to the quiver 

 carries a supply of piths 

 all ready to be placed on 

 the darts. 



Pottery 



Fig. 44. 



The importation of 

 earthenware and of cook- 

 ing pots of brass and iron 



has now almost put an end to the native manufac- 

 ture of pottery ; but in former times simple earthen- 

 ware vessels for boiling rice were made by Kayans, 

 Kenyahs, Ibans, and some of the Klemantans. 

 Those who made no pots boiled their rice and sago 



