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ii. Sea-Dyak. 



c. " langgu bangkang, " a pair of somewhat similar orna- 

 ments ; the tin has been ground flat and bent into a loop 

 narrower at the top than at the bottom, the ends of the loops 

 have been twisted inwards to form flat hooks and inwardly 

 projecting smaller hooks have been cut out from the inside of 

 the loops. 



Length in a straight line 7*1 cm. 



Brooke Low collection. Figured by Ling Roth (1. c. vol. 

 II. p 68). 



Catalogue No. 120. (Plate III. fig 6, a). 



This type of ornament has been borrowed by the Sea- 

 Dyaks from the Bakatans ; it is but rarely met with. 



II. Ear-Drops of Metal or Stone or Single Beads. 



Generally speaking these are peg-top shaped pendants of 

 tin and brass with spiral suspensory hooks ; one specimen (No. 

 116) is made of serpentine with a suspensory hook of deer's 

 horn ; thot-e worn by women are of very considerable weight. 

 The Long Gilat dragon ear-pendants are of quite a different 

 type and are classified under a separate sub-heading. 



1. Kanowit, Tanjong, Bakatan, Kyan, and Sea-Dyak ear-drops. 

 i. Kanowit. 



a. " buah bitok lasong," a pair of brass ear-drops worn by 

 women. Each is a large pointed ovoid (peg-top shaped) with a 

 slender neck and spiral suspensory hook ; the upper half of the 

 ornament is " stepped. " 



Length 8-1 cm. ; diameter 3*2 cm. ; weight 1\ oz. 



Brooke Low collection. 



Catalogue No. 121. (Plate III. fig. 7, a). 



b. " buah livong lasong," a pair of brass ear-drops worn 

 by women. Very similar to the preceding, but smaller, the 

 lower end less pointed, the neck very stout. 



Length 7 cm. ; diameter 2*3 'cm. ; weight 2>\ oz. 



Brooke Low collection. 



Catalogue No. 104. (Plate III. fig 7, a). 



R A, Sec, No. 43, 1905. 



