HISTORY OF ‘SANTUBONG, SARAWAK. 
We can state however that some of the antique beads 
now found in Borneo were made in Venice, centuries ago: 
such old Venetian beads have indeed been found at Bako, a 
fishing village quite near to Santubong. 
BRACELETS. 
A few fragments of simple bracelets made of blue glass 
have been found at Santubong. The same kind of ornament 
has also been found in the Baram district and at Sibu: in the 
caves of Upper Sarawak, Mr. A. Hart Everett found © beads 
and armlets of a very hard blue glass, excellent pottery, pieces 
of iron, and manufactured gold.’ They were most likely 
introduced to Borneo by traders. 
POTTERY. 
Broken pieces of pottery are to be obtained here in large 
quantities: but it is rather curious that only very few whole 
pieces have been found. The commonest kind belongs to a 
type which has for many generations been treasured up by 
the Milanos of Sarawak and whose origin is very uncertain. 
Our Santubong pieces belonged mainly to plates and 
shallow basins. For the most part this pottery is of the 
esteemed crackle type and is characterised by a specially thick 
glaze which is usually some shade of green. A decoration 
occasionally seen on these plates is that of asmall fish placed 
under the glaze: in one specimen of similar make a peony 
flower occupied the centre of the plate. This type of pottery 
is probably of Chinese origin. A less frequent kind of earthen- 
ware is of red terra cotta of very good quality: a jar of this 
material is decorated with the three clawed foot of what may 
have been a dragon or a phoenix. 
Other remains of pottery which is probably Chinese or 
Siamese are those of jars of various sizes, the largest reaching 
a height of three or four feet. Such jars decorated with 
dragons in relief and of a thick brown glaze are in use to-day 
amongst the Sea Dayaks who prize them highly. 
R. A, Soc., No. 51, 1908, 
