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no rain last 



thB Tlrer is again norimlii 



Get tinderway about 7:00 A»M« and reach tli© dilapidated Tm%^ 

 of the Punana about 11:00 



VbbI rather shaky so loaf about 



and talk to those of the Ptmans that oan speak Malay. 



ThM fmimm here plant BQtm paddy so are a littla batter off 

 than BOMB of th#ir trib# in B^rao© who liire on only ?ihat they get 

 with the bloi^5ip6 and apaar,, tieing sago in plao© of rlos and bmt 

 ■little of t:hat« 



fii0 ^tire population here coHBieta of thirty-six parsons, in-- 

 oluding children* f he-re aro two or three young fellows flTt 

 or si::^ young girls* 



Blaring tha ewning, rmola to my delight, and for mj amueein©iit 

 tht girls and yomg man lanood (by the light of a danmr toroh}> 

 fhey all looked fine aM were deooratad with many strings of beads 

 of awry oolo'iir* fhe girls hsTe ¥ery long ears, reaching down to 



their brtaats and the ear-rings are of lead, aleo white matal m 

 whita brass, and foiir or fi^a imhas in diameter* their ^*faa" or 

 email ekirt ie eosipottd of m aiimbar of oolored cloths madt into ont, 



r#d in 



00 



and next co 

 are dasigna, and all haw quantities of 



llow; on Botm of 

 rlas« fho hasd 



drese oonaiste of a heawj band of red and fallow and other oolored 

 oloths womnd about with beads and dotted frith spangles which ehowe 

 off to adTantage their beautiful long blaok hair* 



fha m&lB Punane MrB stare, circles and Tar ions othar designs 



leir bodioa, bmt the f^imlae art tmttooa 



tattooed on Tariona parts of 



only on tht handi and ar^ ^ whareiis, ot her tribe a of ByaliB * t 

 malte are tattootd on tha feet and upper part of the legs alao« 



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