32 AN EXPEDITION TO MOUNT BATU LAWI. 
19.4 18.3 20 Land-Dayak. 
20.8 20 4 20.— 18.9 cm.(Madu). 
a= — 21.2 (Penribut) ~ 
21.2 
_ European. Chinam in. 
25.—cm. (myself). 
to take them away with me. 
20.2 cm. (cook). 
I also obtained Penribut’s permission to measure two old 
skulls which were hanging up on the centre wall of the house. He 
offered no objections, but seemed a little nervous lest I should want 
‘he measurements were as follows 
(worked out with the aid of little volume issued by the Royal 
Geographical Society for the use of travelers) :— 
I ib 
Length from fore-head to occiput 190 mm. 172 mm. Callipers. 
Greatest breadth 131 mm. 134 mm. do, 
Circumference fore-head to back of head) 534 mm. 495 mm. Tape. 
Shape ovoid ovoid — 
Front edge of foramen magnum to top 102 mm. 106 mm. Callipers. 
of nose. 
do. to juncture of front teeth. 101 mm. 100 mm. do. 
Outer edges of orbital bones 114 mm. 113 mm. do. 
Outer edge (widest measurement) zygo- 
matic arch = 130 mm. do. 
Vertex to below chin 185 mm. 183 mm. do. 
jaw very jaw not 
prominent. prominent. 
adult male. ‘senile male. 
(B. X 100) 68.977.9 
Cephalic index — 
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Both skulls were old and black with smoke; according to 
Penribut, probably Muruts of the upper Trusan or Bar country; 
but no very exact data forthcoming. 
There is a wretched cripple in this house with a tied knee 
joint, which keeps him for ever in a squatting position, so that he 
can neither stand or sit; he seems quite cheerful. ‘The women are 
cleaner, pleasant-featured and friendly; they are not at all shy 
and watch me bathe under the bamboo pipe with much interest ; 
we try a conversation but without success, neither of us being able 
to speak a language known to the other. Like the Kalabits at kuala 
Madihit, they are tattooed on the legs and arms, and they boast but 
one garment, a short dark blue or black skirt; their hair is loosely 
fastened up behind and ornamented with a broad band of beads 
worn like a cap. ‘These beads are their only possession of value, 
and I was told that an insignificant light brown type of bead, 
if genuinely old, was valued the highest. 
A Kalabit from the Seridan brings dire rumours of disaster 
to Tama Belulok’s relatives in the Tutau (Oyau Blawing’s house) ; 
he says the inhabitants of the whole village (some 30 families) 
have died from some new disease about two months ago, except for 
five people. ‘Tama Belulok and his people are much disturbed at 
the news and suggest a desire to return. Luckily we had only just 
been discussing the unreliability of rumours heard in a far off 
Jour. Straits Branch 
