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CHANGKOK, SURROUNDED BY THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY: AN INDUSTRIOUS, 

 HOME"EOVING, APPRECIATIVE DAYAK (SEE TEXT, PAGE Il8) 



On his legs are numbers of fine rings braided from the fiber of the apin palm, much prized 

 for ornamentation. The women's skirts are excellent examples of Dayak weaving. Chang- 

 kok's head-dress is made of beadwork, decorated with the favorite feathers of the hornbill. 

 Note the large handkerchief in, shall we say, Mrs. Changkok's hand. Among semi-civilized 

 peoples one seldom sees the father of the family with a baby in his arms. 



enough for the natives to remember the 

 high mortality of the unvaccinated and 

 the practically complete immunity of the 

 vaccinated. Any one may obtain vacci- 

 nation free at the government dispensary 

 or on payment of 6 cents at the out- 

 stations. 



After several years of freedom from 

 the disease, there is some opposition to 

 vaccination, but as soon as deaths from 

 smallpox begin to occur, the natives are 

 very eager for the treatment. 



Juni was a useful, agreeable, and trust- 

 worthy companion for a journey in the 

 jungle. He had adopted the Malay name 



of Smail because of his intention to 

 "enter Islam" — that is, to become a Mo- 

 hammedan — but I prefer to remember 

 him as Juni, a Land Dayak boy who is 

 not likely to be improved by becoming a 

 Mohammedan and trying to become a 

 Malay. 



THE KAYANS, A TRIBE OF UNKNOWN 

 ORIGIN 



Perhaps the most interesting tribe in 

 Sarawak and one of those least affected 

 by contact with foreigners is the Kayan, 

 which occupies the head-waters of the 

 Baram and Rejang rivers, in the northerly 



