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they are shaped like the canines of Felis nebulosa, the largest 

 ones (6 cm. in length) are in the middle and decrease in size 

 towards the ends ; at the ends are situated the six small canine 

 teeth. Between each " tooth " occurs a dark blue glass bead, 

 cylindrical in shape and about 7 mm. in diameter, they are strung 

 on one of the threads traversing the " teeth" and serve to keep 

 them at equal distances apart. In order to conceal the thread- 

 ing of the " teeth" and beads, a plaited band of split rattan is 

 laid over the bases of the ' ; teeth" in front of the necklet and 

 three strips of split rattan serve the same purpose at the back ; 

 attached by wire to the plaited band is a row of small oval 

 pieces of silver. The whole necklet is bent into an oval and is 

 fastened by ordinary string. 



From Selakau near Lundu, Sarawak. [Pd. v. 02). 



Catalogue No. 1156. (Plate II. fig. 4, a). 



b. Necklet of sixty-nine teeth strung on a double rattan 

 thread ; sixteen of the teeth are human molars, premolars and 

 incisors, the remainder are the canines of the honey-bear, with 

 one or two very small pig's tusks intermixed. The teeth are 

 all strung close together and to keep all taut the double rattan 

 thread is lashed by a long coil of split rattan to a strip of split 

 rattan laid over the bases of the teeth. To conceal the threading 

 of the teeth a strip of brass is laid over the bases of the teeth 

 on the opposite side to the split rattan strip and is secured 

 with lashings of wire and split rattan. The whole necklet is 

 bent into a circle of 2Q-7 cm. diameter. 



From Krokong, Upper Sarawak. 



Catalogue No. 1445. E. W. Byrde Esq. [P. viii. 04]. 



References to similar necklets will be found in Ling Roth's 

 work (I.e. vol. II. p. 73). 



These necklets are considered of such value that the owners 

 are prepared to offer them in exchange for their lives if threatr 

 ened by either supernatural or human enemies. The beads 

 which are interspersed with the canines often have powerful 

 magical properties. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



