TRIBES IN DUTCH BORNEO 439 



LONG-GLATS 

 (Notes from Long Tujo, Mahakam River) 



Before they emigrated from Apo Kay an the name 

 of the Long-Glats was Hu-van-ke-raw. Attached to 

 Long Tujo is a small kampong occupied by the Oma- 

 Tapi, who speak a different language, and almost opposite, 

 scarcely a kilometre down the river, is another inhabited 

 by the Oma-Lokvi, who speak a dialect other than Long- 

 Glat. Not far west of here is a kampong, Nahamerang, 

 where the Bato-Pola live, said to be Kayan. The Long- 

 Glats appear to be powerful, but their measurements 

 are very irregular. They seem darker in colour than 

 the other Bahau people, most of them showing twenty- 

 six on the von Luschan colour scale. 



Pregnant women and their husbands are subject to 

 restrictions similar to those already described in regard 

 to other tribes. In addition may be mentioned that they 

 must not eat two bananas that have grown together, 

 nor sugar-cane which the wind has blown to the ground, 

 nor rice if it has boiled over the kettle, nor fish which 

 in being caught has fallen to the ground or in the boat. 

 The afterbirth drops through the floor and is eaten by 

 dogs or pigs. The still-born child is wrapped in a mat 

 and placed in a hollow tree. The mother may work in 

 five days. Two to four weeks elapse before the child is 

 named by the blian and this ceremony is accompanied 

 by the sacrifice of a pig. In cases of divorce the children 

 may follow either parent according to agreement. 



The coffin is a log hollowed out, and provided with 



