THE EASTIIHN ARCHIPELAGO, 



scnly ant-cater {Mnnix jfirnvica t or tnngiling of tlie Malaya), which rolls 

 up like a hedge-hog. In i1s birds Borneo agrees vtry closely with Smiml m, 

 the peacock being absent, while thcargusaud lire-liickfd jmeajawt nbouud, 



lohaliitMjtH,— Of the inhabitants of Borneo probably one half, 

 fif tbout a million, belong to the aboriginal *un']i i-..!l''ciivi.-l v ko'ont 

 Ha 1>YAIM, and i.randly rc^irded as a brunch nl" the Malay nice. But 

 many arc uf Hiieh fair complexion and regular features iliat they 

 should perhaps be grouped rather with tin. Indonesian family. Tin y 

 iiiv divided in1" il va>i mimlH-r uf triU-s speaking more or lesn 

 distinct language*, iin i-1 1y uf 1 lit- MiLl;iyi-riilyjn-si:iiL lv|a- : but lln-y 

 diller greatly from the Malays in >>e hi-r ri-*pu-i>. ieiu^ mm h more 

 lively and active, and of a mum trusting dcs|io>Hii>u, white tnuny 

 "ini ! . i% iiuUvii li-iamljii^ dn-ir high Hn-ek-1 » mes and broad hunch, .i 

 type of face which is quite, in accordance, with European ideas of 

 beauty/ 1 — iJ, lJuck. The Dynkx of Lung Wat, Long Wahon, and 

 many part* nf Kfllei are above the average height, while the Kayans 

 of I he interior, about tin- hi-adwaler* of sin- Ib-jnng and RiulAlit and 

 elsewhere, present peculiarities distinguishing theni both from the 

 Malay* and ■ ordinary Dynki*, Th-v hiv ■mpposni to In.- an intruding 

 nice, which <-nuie originally from Celebes, and penetrated from the 

 ea-'t cnu>1 far into Un- interior. Although . -. -n - : -=L*-r- ■ 1 one of tin' nio^t 

 advanced of uncivilised meets they are jiddicted lo head-hnuling, 

 which, however, is prevalent anioiigvt most »«f the tunivn " s-i 1 ■■ - 

 Ajjiart from this propemity, the Dyaks are described as very honest, 

 res] u-rt ful, and kind lo their women, four! of their child reii t and of 

 temperate habit*. But some of the tribes in Kulei and elsewhere 

 are decided cannibals, and at Muera Pnhan Car] Buck mude the 

 ucipnrintance of Siliau Mohan g, chief of a innn-eating community, 

 who hud recently slaughtered and devoured seventy victims* He 

 fluted, however, that his people did not eat human meat every day, 

 that being n faart r eserved fur head-hunting expeditions. At other 

 times their food consisted of the 6esh of various animal* and bird?, 

 ri«! and wild fruity lo which the ordimiry Dyak adds fieh and 

 curry. 



Owing to its universality mid in: i mate assochHinTi with religious Jtteu, 

 in :i. 3-1. lint inn i* "'1"' "K'-l divl: n.-l iv-- lV.ir.in-. \u ',\ ;i* iln- p:.e.'in-v]ml ■ f 

 Dyak society, llirths and " Earnings/' marriages and buriala, beridea tnany 

 less important events, an all accompanied by mnmudhig expeditions to 

 suine iii-ighb-c. ring tribp fur the j-urp. of securing a few heads te odd 

 Rolcmnity to the festivity. Hence, m tl**« more bmceessiblc districts of 

 lb-- interior, the jiniuti c asL-i fttti sway,, and is regarded as a chief cans* of 

 tin- sii .uiv ihiuiimlioTi r>f Uh 1 population. ~S>, yrmtli -hi I mimed, er 

 associate with the opposite ws, until he has taken part in one or morn 



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