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coloured brown ; these jackets and chawats are manu- 

 factured by the Dyaks of Sakarran and Sarebas, as are 

 also the cotton bedangs of the women, and in times of 

 peace they form an article of export to all the tribes 

 of the neighbouring countries, the natives .of none of 

 which manufacture them for themselves. 



A war party, or individuals of the Dyaks of Sakarran 

 and Sarebas, are immediately recognised by the members 

 of the other tribes by the abundance of their brass or- 

 naments, and particularly the number of rings in their 

 ears, the outer cartilage of that organ being pierced with 

 holes along its edges for its whole length for their re- 

 ception : the hole in the lobe of the ear contains the 

 largest and greatest number of these ornaments, three or 

 four being frequently found in it, sometimes equal tothree 

 inches in diameter. The whole number contained in 

 each ear of the Dyak varies from six or eight to four- 

 teen, and in young men, occasionally to eighteen ; 

 these gradually decrease in size towards the top of 

 the ear, where they are very small. Other ornaments 

 of brass* wire are distributed in profusion about their 

 persons, particularly on their legs and arms; these 

 latter are frequently covered with numerous rings of 

 very strong brass-wire about an eighth of an inch in 

 thickness, the elbow joint is the only part left bare, 

 and it is frequently adorned with a large white bracelet 

 made of the kima-shell ; occasionally these rings of 

 brass are flattened and stamped in various patterns, 

 but the more general taste is to leave them round and 



