INDEX 



453 



eaten, 179, 217, 334, 377; on Katingan 

 River, 352; kapala's brother eaten by, 

 353; killing of, 353, 354; folk-tale about, 

 411 



Crow, 189 



Culin, Stewart, 435 



Cure of disease by natives, 119, 123, 124, 

 218, 224, 225, 249-251, 336, 347, 429, 

 433. 442 



Daily life, of the Penyahbongs, 182; of 

 the Long-Glats, 274 



Damar, white, 369 



Dance, of the Murungs, 117, 118; of the 

 blians, 136, 137; at the tiwah feast, 

 142; war-dance, 177, 328, 329; of 

 blians at triennial feast, 225, 230, 231; 

 of the people at triennial feast, 227 



Dancing, of the Murungs, 116-118; to 

 attract good spirits, 121; with masks, 

 121, 122; of the Duhoi, 328, 329; of 

 the Katingans, 346; at tiwah feast, 142, 

 362; on completion of Penyahbong 

 house, 431; at harvest festival, 442 



Dangei hut, the, 223, 229 



Data Laong, village of, 196-205; meaning 

 of name, 431; folk-lore from, 388-406 



Data Lingei, a one-night camp at, 236- 

 238 



Dayaks, number of, in Borneo, 17; ex- 

 tinction of, by Malays inevitable, 18, 

 423, 424; safety enjoyed by, 20; deriva- 

 tion of the word, 23; name applied to 

 all natives of Borneo except Malays and 

 nomadic peoples, 23; little drunken- 

 ness among, 27; of Bulungan, 51; man- 

 ners of, 51; few children of, 51, 52; 

 ultimately must die out, 52, 268; food 

 of, 58; social classes among, 74; the 

 Kenyahs, the most capable of, 283; 

 Hindu influence among, 289, 290; 

 physical superiority of, 290, 291; and 

 Malays, 297; characteristics of, 74, 195, 

 260, 305, 421-423; customs of, 425- 

 446 



De JVeert, steamship, 94 



Dead, the, natives' fear of, 241; guarded 

 by kapatongs, 347, 351, 352; guarded 

 by statue of lovers, 352. See also 

 Funeral customs 



Debtors, as slaves, 354 



Deer, the kidyang, 41, 275; Bornean 

 method of hunting, 151; along Busang 

 River, 189; mouse, 195; fine specimen 

 killed and eaten, 326; cry of, at noon, 

 an omen, 358; folk-tales about, 393, 

 407; magic fluid possessed by, 408 n.; 

 as food, 217, 247, 275, 315, 377, 425 



Demmini, J., photographer, 109, 114, 128, 



156; illness of, 141, 142, 163, 165; re- 

 turn of, to Batavia, 165 

 Demum, a form of malaria, 28 1 

 Designs, decorative, 169, 304, 307, 313, 



438, 441 

 Diamond fields of Martapura, 16, 294 

 Disease, cure of, by natives, 119, 123, 124, 

 218, 224, 225, 249-251, 336, 429, 433, 

 442; caused by malicious antoh, 124; 

 tatu marks to prevent, 347; natives' 

 fondness for white man's remedies for, 

 166; skin, 176, 177, 200, 283, 298 

 Divorce among natives, 139, 184, 275, 



434, 438, 439 

 Djangkang, 373 

 Djelavat (Bornean fish), 16 

 Djobing, boatman, 158, 163 

 Djokjakarta, n 

 Djudjang, rattan gatherers' camp, 166; 



arrival at, 171 

 Dogs, Dayak, description of, 30, 31, 234; 



augury concerning lost, 67; treatment 



of, in hydrophobia cases, 78; not eaten, 



I 79> 377; hunting wild pig with, 191; 



belief concerning shedding of blood of, 



200; traits of, 234, 235; howling of, 234; 



stump-tailed, 374; folk-tale about, 415; 



eaten by Mehalats, 442 

 Dongiyak, basket designs interpreted by, 



304 

 Dreams, omens from, 431 

 Dress, the Dayak, 290; of Katingan 



women, 345; of Kenyah women, 63; 



of the Penyahbongs, 179; mourning, 



64, 65 

 Drinking, Kenyah and Malay manner of, 



64 

 Drums, in houses at Long Pahangei, 222, 



223; blian's, 346 

 Drunkenness rare among natives, 27 

 Dry weather in the jungle, 55, 71, 99, 263, 



278, 373 



Ducks, marsh, 312 



Duhoi, the (Ot-Danums), 321, 325-348; 

 head-hunting of, 325, 335; primitive 

 condition of, 327; intermarriage of, 

 with Kahayans, 327; friendly visit of, 

 329; rich collections for sale by, 329; 

 abundance of kapatongs used by, 330- 

 332; varying physical aspects of, 332; 

 shaving of foreheads by, 333; the ka- 

 pala of, 333; method of making fire, 

 333; sacred number of, 333; customs 

 of, 333 et seq.; the flying prahu of, 336; 

 polygamy of, 337; marriage customs 

 and ceremonies of, 337; rice-planting 

 and harvesting of, 338-340; funeral 

 customs of, 340, 341; taking leave of, 

 343; intelligence of, 423; polyandry 



