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camera, one of them explaining that she was not ashamed 

 but was afraid. However, an example in acquiescence 

 was set by the blian and her family. She wore for the 

 occasion an ancient Katingan bodice fitting snugly around 

 the body, with tight sleeves, the material showing for- 

 eign influence but not the style of making. Another 

 woman was dressed in the same way, and a big gold plate 

 hung over the upper part of the chest, as is the prevailing 

 mode among women and children. Gold is said to be 

 found in the ground and the Katingans themselves make 

 it into ornaments. Many of the men wore chavats. 



Of the men that were measured, one was sombre 

 brown, darker than the rest, and three harelips were ob- 

 served. A man may have from one to three wives, who 

 sometimes fight, but all ends well. In each family there 

 are at least two children, and often as many as seven, 

 while one woman had borne eleven, of whom only four 

 survived. The feminine fashion in hair-dressing is the 

 same as that followed by the Duhoi, which looks well, the 

 hair folded over on each side with some locks tied over the 

 middle. I saw here two implements called duhong, knives 

 shaped like broad spear points, relics of ancient times, with 

 which the owners would not part. The Katingans are 

 probably the friendliest and best tempered Dayaks I met. 

 The children are tender hearted : when the kapala's nude 

 little son, about two and a half years old, approached my 

 film box his father spoke harshly to him; the child imme- 

 diately began to cry bitterly and his mother, the great 

 blian, soothed and affectionately kissed him until he be- 

 came calm. 



