58 SARAWAK ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION. 



The girdle is continous without a fastening- so must be slipped 

 over the head and shoulders ; it is worn by women over the hip- 

 band of beads noted above. 



From the north of Mt. Kina Balu. 



Mr. Steffen [P. vi. 92]. 



Catalogue No. 784. (Plate VIII. fig. 16). 



Similar chains are worn by Land-Dyak women of some 

 districts in Upper Sarawak they are known as sabit. 



2. Sea-Dyak — " tali mulong." 



a. A chain band worn by women over the corset. The links 

 are of brass and penannular and they are threaded on string in 

 the same way as beads are threaded in bead-work (Plate VIII. 

 fig. 15). The buckle consists of two strips of brass ; the last 

 row of links at each end of the girdle pass through perfora- 

 tions in the strips, the unattached edges of the strips are turned 

 over in opposite directions so that they interlock. 



Length 77*5 cm. ; breadth 2-8 cm. Brooke Low collection. 



Catalogue No. 147. (Plate VI. fig. 12, b). 



A portion of this girdle is figured by Ling Roth (I.e. Vol. 

 II, p. 46). 



IV. Brass Girdles. 



1. Sea-Dyak — " senawir." 



a. A fiat strip of brass bent into a hoop w r ith the ends 

 turned over in opposite directions and interlocking. Forty-two 

 small silver coins of Holland (dates 1718-1789) are suspend- 

 ed by brass links from the lower edge of the girdle and from 

 the coins hang small notched and flat brass pendants. The 

 outside of the brass hoop at one end is incised with simple geo- 

 metrical designs and a phyllomorphic design. Worn by women 

 over the corset. 



Diam, 29'5cm.; breadth 1-8 cm. 



Brooke Low collection. 



Catalogue No. 145. (Plate VI. fig. 12, c). 



Jour. Straits Branch 



