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of BoTj do not rear either poultry or pigs, but tlie natives 
of the interior have domesticated the large crowned 
pigeons, which arc reared in considerable numbers. They 
also breed pigs, but the latter can scarcely be considered 
as thoroughly domesticated, as they are sometimes dan- 
gerous to handle when full grown. 
Arms and Implements, — Their weapons are bows and 
arrows, lances or throwing spears, and klewanga or swords, 
the blades of which are of the razor form. The parang, or 
chopping-kuife, which is also shaped like the blade of a 
razor, may be considered as a weapon, as it is constantly 
worn in a sheath at the waist, and is always at hand in 
caaea of emergency. The bows are between six and seven 
feet long, and are made of bamboo, or a tough kind of 
redwood, and are provided with a string of rattan. The 
arrows are four or five feet long, and those used for war 
are generally furnished M'ith iron heads, which they 
manufacture themselves. They are never poisoned ; in 
fact, no New Guinea tribe at least, appears to he ac- 
quainted with the art. Iron axes, which are imported, 
ai'e used for felling trees and shaping planks and canoes. 
Their fishing implements are bows and arrows of a lighter 
construction than those used for war, and spears with 
forked points of iron provided with barbs. A long line 
is attached to the spears when they are used for striking 
large fish. They also use a fish trap, made of basket- 
work, the entrance to which is formed Uke those of wire 
rat-traps, rattans being substituted for the elastic wire, the 
points closing together after admitting the fish, and pre- 
venting him from getting out again. These fish-traps 
are sunk in deep water by means of stones attached 
