214 ETHNOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS IN THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



spread ; from Johor to Singgora it is to be found every where 

 among the inhabitants of the jungle. 



Another weapon which, though not so dangerous, is ethno- 

 logically much more important is the Loids (Bow) ; I have 

 only found it in use among the unmixed Orang Sakai. 

 It is about 2 M. long, made of Bamboo, and the arrows have 

 iron points. 



Clothing. — The Orang Sakai wear only a narrow girdle to 

 cover the pudenda . It is either made of bast or of some cotton 

 stuff got in exchange from the Malays, which they fasten like 

 a Tidiako (14) round the waist and draw through between 

 the legs. The Orang Sakai jina do their best to clothe 

 themselves like the Malays. The men very seldom wear 

 ornaments (15), and their hair is not dressed in any particular 

 way. 



Tattooing, and perforation of the partition of the 

 nose. — The women affect more conspicuous ornaments. While 

 I have seen no Sakai or Semang man tattooed, I found most 

 of the Sakai women so adorned, and always in the same style. 

 Figure 2 (plate III) shows the arrangement of the simple 

 design, with which in childhood they embellish their cheeks 

 and temples. The operation is performed with a needle, and 

 the design is marked with resin. 



The women also have the partition of the nose perforated 

 to wear the Hajanmo, which is generally the quill of a Lan- 

 dak (HystrixJ. The hair, which is kept long at the back of 

 the head only, forms a kind of helmet or bonnet ; flowers and 

 sweet-scented leaves are often worn around it. 



The remainder of the costume of the women consists of 

 a number of thin and sometimes red coloured rotans, which 

 form a girdle round the waist as thick as the arm. They 

 also wear a piece of bast or cotton stuff, fastened in front, 

 drawn through between the legs, and then tied to the girdle 

 behind. Figure 2 (Plate II) shows a Sakai Lady in her daily 

 costume, drawn from nature. 



As this piece of stuff only covers the perinaeum and as 

 the seat remains uncovered, I could, as I mentioned before 

 observe in both sexes a much darker colouring of the lower 

 parts of the seat, and a kind of callosity — a particularly 

 rough and hard skin. The women, like the men, as soon 



14. Tidiako or Chawat is the Malay name for a band which only cover 

 the waist and the perinceum. 



15. Once only I met with a young Orang Sakai who wore a cord with a 

 hanging fringe tied round his bushy hair. 



