CHAPTER VII. 



TREATMENT OF A CAPTURED HEAD SEA-DYAK GAMES THEIR PRO- 

 GRESS IN THE USEFUL ARTS THE BLACKSMITH THEIR WEAPONS 



WARS BALANCE OF HEADS PRESERVATION OF ENEMIES' HEADS 



HEAD-HUNTING SEA-DYAK BOATS BOAT ENGAGEMENTS BRAVERY 



OF THE CHIEF OF LUNDEU DEFENSIVE WARFARE MODE OF ROW- 

 ING A CHIEF'S SUPERSTITION DYAK AGRICULTURE PREPARING 



LAND FOR A FARM PADI AND INDIAN CORN GRANARIES MODE 



OF REAPING THE PADI DYAK GARDENS THEIR PRODUCE FRUIT 



TREES TRAPS FOR DEER AND PIGS CAGE-TRAPS AND SPRINGES 



FOR BIRDS STRANGE MODE OF FISHING. 



LIKE the whole of the aboriginal inhabitants of Borneo, 

 the sea-Dyaks hold periodical feasts, which usually end 

 in scenes of debauchery and drunkenness. Many occa- 

 sions give rise to these, particularly the planting and 

 harvesting of the padi, and the capture of the heads 

 of their enemies : the latter is a disgusting ceremony 

 to an European, though the Dyaks view it only with 

 sentiments of satisfaction and delight. The fleet, 

 returning from a successful cruise, on approaching the 

 village, announce to its inhabitants their fortunes by a 

 horrid yell, which is soon imitated and prolonged by 

 the men, women, and children, who have stayed at 

 home. The head is brought on shore with much 

 ceremony, wrapped up in the curiously folded and 

 plaited leaves of the nipah palm, and frequently 

 emitting the disgusting odour peculiar to decaying 



