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month, at that. Needless to state, an airplane had never 

 been heard of in those parts. 



The people were inquisitive but more distant than the 

 other tribes I had visited, a quality which is often a sav- 

 ing grace. They were very willing to be photographed, 

 and among my subjects were three women of the nobility, 

 called rajas, who had many coins sewn on their skirts in 

 a way that looked quite well. One wore a head orna- 

 ment such as I had not seen before, an elaborate affair 

 lying over the hair, which was worn loose and hanging 

 down the back. One man trembled noticeably when be- 

 fore the camera, without spoiling the photograph, how- 

 ever, though it was a side-view. 



Of the women who helped me with the interpretations 

 of designs, one had a marked Mongolian fold of the eye, 

 though her eyes could scarcely be said to be placed ob- 

 liquely. As far as my observations go, the Mongolian 

 fold is very slight with the natives of Borneo, or not 

 present at all, and the obliquity of the eyes is seldom 

 striking. The Long-Glats do not tatu much, many not at 

 all, but generally they have on the left upper arm a pic- 

 ture of the nagah in its usual representation with the 

 disproportionately large dog's mouth. Wild cattle are 

 not eaten here. The great hornbill, as well as the red 

 and white hawk, may be killed, but are not eaten. 



Three times a day the women bring water and take 

 baths, while the men bathe when fancy dictates. Peni- 

 hing and Kayan women begin to husk rice about five 

 o'clock in the morning, while it is still dark. That is 

 pemali (forbidden) among the Long-Glats, but the women 



