T1IE ORANG BID HAND A KALLANO* 
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Two of the men, Saweng and Sungo, (fig. 6 is the profile of 
Saweng) have very remarkable heads which depart greatly from 
the Binua, Mintira and Malay. The forehead is broader than the 
cheek bones, so as to give the face in front something of the shape 
of a pear. But in contrast with this unusual breadth is its extreme 
narrowness, the hair approaching to within less than 2 inches of 
the eyebrows.* The second remarkable characteristic consists in the 
entire absence of the prognathous form. The lower jaw indeed 
advances well so as to form a rather sharp chin, but instead of the 
upper jaw advancing, the whole face from the chin to the base of the 
brow appears as if it were flattened, so that when viewed in profile 
all the features seem to be placed on a straight line from which the 
prominent parts rise very slightly. The lips are comparatively thin, 
firm and not open, and the mouth small, presenting a great contrast 
to the gross, loose lips of the Mintira. The under lip is slightly 
thrust out or pouting. The whole mouth instead of being sensu- 
al has a singular expression of good temper and even of se¬ 
renity and sweetness. The eyebrows are horizontal so as to form 
parts of a straight line. The upper part of the body deviates no 
less strikingly from the ordinary Binua standard, the shoulders being 
wideband the waist comparatively narrow. The smallness of the 
head in proportion to the width of the shoulders is one of the 
marked peculiarities of the figures. The face in its peculiar flatness 
resembles the profile of a Siamese in the plate of eight national por¬ 
traits contained in the second volume of Mr. Crawfurd’s Embassy 
to Siam and Cochin China, and the extent to which the hair ad¬ 
vances on the forehead is another Siamese characteristic. The brow 
however is not a slight curve as in the profile of the Siamese, 
but advances from the face at a sharp angle. The line of the lower 
jaw also instead of extending back in a horizontal line and then 
rising nearly at a right angle to the ear, proceeds in a direct slightly 
curved line to the ear as in the second profile in Mr. Crawfurd’s plate, 
that of a Chong. 
Another of the Btduanda Iiallang, Naneng, (a remarkably strong 
built and powerful man) has the pyramidal or lozenge face in per¬ 
fection, the cheek bones being more prominent than in most Binua. 
1 he lithographed profile of Saweng gives too great a height to the fore¬ 
head. 
