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A NATUBALIST'B WANDER TNG S 



to whom I sent the head of the village to call them to speak 

 with me. 



The Kubus are a small tribe of people inbabitiiig the central 

 parts of Sumatra, and it has been clairae<l by some for them 

 that they are the remnants of the pristine indigenes of the 

 country. 



My first introduction was to two men, one woman, and one 

 child; shortly afterwards, however, at Surulangnn,* through 

 the kind assistance of Mr. Kamp, the Controller of the district. 



A KtTBU MAN AKD WOMAlf, SKETCHED IN TR* VllXAUE OF K0TTA-KA1»JA. 



1 was able to examine a considerable jiumber of these people, to 

 collect some information aluout them, and to obtain one 'cranium 

 and, after considerable difficulty, one complete skeleton. , 



The Kubus are a nomadic race wandering 'alx*ut in the 

 forests on flie borders of the Jambi Sidtanate and of the Palem- 

 f bang Residency, along the banks and affluents of the great, 

 riversj the Mn&\ an4 the Batang HarL The Dutch Govera- 

 ment some years ago begijirthe "attempt to teacli these people 

 the rudiments of the art of agrrcnlture, and have after much 



* 8ce bt'IoWj page 210, 



