INDEX 



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ridge, 193; more men procured by Sa- 

 putan chief, 193, 194; easily obtained 

 on the Mahakam, 262; plan of, to re- 

 ceive double wages, 265 ; the meal of the 

 Malay, 297; on the Samba at night, 

 323; shout of, resembling college yell, 

 325; difficulties with Malay coolies, 

 367-370 



Boh River, the, 272 



Bone, engraved, 329 



Boots, London Alpine, 93 



Borneo, the second largest island, 14; 

 formerly a part of Asia, 14; climatic 

 conditions of, 14, 15; mountains of, 14; 

 river system of, 14, 21; rain in, 14, 15; 

 dry season in, 15; useful trees of, 15; 

 fruits of, 15; animal life of, 16; mineral 

 resources of, 16; population of, 16, 17; 

 early history of, 17, 18; colonised by 

 Hindu Javanese, 18; the Malays in, 

 18; European occupation of, 19-21; 

 geographical features of, 21; native 

 tribes of, 22, 23; original inhabitants 

 of, unknown, 22; along the east coast 

 of, 26; strong drink seldom abused by 

 natives of, 27; trade in, 28; stormy 

 weather along coast of, 101, 102; plan 

 of expedition through Central, 108; 

 preparation for journey through Cen- 

 tral, 109; distance covered on journey 

 through Central, 285 



Boro Budur, Buddhist monument, II, 12 



Borro, the cocoanut monkey, folk-tale of, 



3817383 



Botanical gardens at Buitenzorg, 10, 240 



Boys, Kenyan, 73 



Bracelets, brass and silver, 68; gold, 150; 

 used in blian's dance, 231 



Branak, the Antoh, folk-tale, 415 



Brandy: rice, 27, 78, 118; from sugar- 

 cane, 78; drunk from skulls, 335, 442; 

 at marriage ceremony, 337; at rice- 

 planting and harvesting, 339, 340; at 

 funeral feast, 361, 362; Tamoan method 

 of making, 377 



Brani River, the, 194 



Braui River, the, 326 



Breast-plates, 150 



Brem-Brem River, the, rapids of, 426 



British, in Borneo, 19, 20 



British India, 107 



Brooke, James, made Raja of Sarawak, 

 19; exploring expedition of, 20 



Brouers, B., 100, 374, 418 n. 



Brua. See Souls 



Bruen, the Kayans in, 425 



Brunei, founded by Hindu Javanese, 18; 

 Pigafetta's expedition to, 19 



Buceros rhinoceros, 85 



Buddha, statues of, and scenes from life 

 of, in the Boro Budur, 12; statue in 

 temple of Mundut, 13; in caves of 

 Kong Beng, 286 



Buddhism, former main seat of, in Java, 

 XI; of first settlers in Borneo, 18 



Buffaloes, water, 120, 140, 152, 279, 362- 

 364, 416 n. 



Bugis, the, absorbed by Malays, 18; 

 weaving of, 25 



Buitenzorg, botanical gardens at, 10, 240; 

 Governor-General's palace at, 10; a visit 

 to the Governor-General at, 108, 109 



Bukats, the, settlements of, in Upper 

 Mahakam region, 213, 216; customs of, 

 217, 218; food of, 217; original home 

 of, 218; strictly monogamous, 217; 

 punishment for matrimonial unfaith- 

 fulness by, 218; women of, 218; sum- 

 pitans and mats made by, 218; cus- 

 toms regarding childbirth, 218; tuba- 

 fishing practised by, 430; beautiful 

 tatuing of, 433; cure for snake-bite 

 known to, 433; death from lightning 

 unknown to, 433; beliefs identical with 

 those of Penihings, 434; experts in use 

 of sumpitan, 246; head-hunting raid 

 by, 252, 253 



Bukit mountain ridge, the, 193, 194 



Bukits, the, at Angkipi, 298-300; primi- 

 tive character of, 299, 302; physical 

 characteristics of, 299; customs of, 302, 

 303; teeth filed by, 302; weapon of, 

 302; sleeping-mat of, 303; yielding to 

 Malay influence, 313; nomadic people, 

 342; the Ulu-Ots, 342 



Bulau River, the, 192 



Bulungan, the Sultan of, 27, 28, 52; size 

 and population of, 51; Kayans and 

 Kenyahs of, 425 



Bulungan River, the, 27 



Bumirata, rubber plantation near, 295 



Bundang, tiwah feast at, 140, 141 



Buntok, 140 



Buntut Mangkikit, 344 



Burial cave of the Penihings, 240-242 



Busang River, the, 159; the journey up, 

 162, 165 et seq., 186 et seq.; rapids of, 

 165, 166, 170, 190; delightful landscape 

 on west side of, 168; the watershed of, 

 186, 191, 193; rapid rise of, 188; 

 animals and birds seen along, 189; 

 fish in, 189; insects seen along, 189; 

 the orchids on, 190; superb scenery on, 

 190, 191; elevation of watershed of, 

 194; data from, concerning Penyah- 

 bongs, 429 



Busang tribe, the, 280 



Businesslike character of natives, 422 



