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divides Perak from Kelantan and Pahang. In the 
hills of Upper Perak they have fused with the 
Negritos, producing a mixed population which 
appears to me more vigorous and progressive than 
either parent stock. The culture of these people, 
though they are now the chief* users of the bow, 
is, on the whole, far more of the Sakai than of the 
Negrito type, but there is a high percentage of 
Negrito blood. Going south in the mountains from 
Upper Perak, the Negrito strain becomes less and 
less noticeable. 
The Sakai is, on average, taller than the 
Negrito. -His hair is wavy and he tends to have 
a long head, as compared with the round or medium- 
headed Negrito. His skin colour varies a good deal, 
but where he is found at his purest may tend to 
be yellow, or brownish-yellow, and lighter than that 
of the Malay. 
Two theories have been advanced with regard 
to the origin of the Sakai. One is that the Sakai 
are related to the Veddahs of Ceylon, the other that 
they are connected with certain wild tribes of Indo- 
China. I incline towards the latter view. Their 
language, though this is not necessarily a guide to 
racial origin, is certainly related to that of the Mons 
and Khmers of that region. The Sakai house, like 
that of the Malay, is raised from the ground on 
posts. Communal dwellings are found among the 
Negrito-Sakai of Upper Perak and in the Ulu Kinta, 
and have been reported in S. Perak, but usually the 
house is not large. The posts and beams are of 
undressed timber, the walling of palm leaves or 
sheet bamboo and the roof covered with palm-leaf 
thatch. The houses of a settlement are scattered 
about in the clearing, which is still full of half-burnt 
tree-trunks and surrounded on all sides by jungle.' 
