German missionaries
Gibbon (man-like ape)
Glit River, the
Gnats
Go Hong Cheng, interpreter
Goat, at times an antoh
Goitre
Gold;
of Barito River country;
hunting for, on Busang River;
in Samba and Braui Rivers;
on Katingan River;
not used by Penyahbongs
Gompul
Governor-General of Netherlands India
Grass, in the jungle
Grasshoppers
Grijson, H.J.
Grotius, Dutch steamer
Guitar, a native
Gunong, camp
Gunong Porok, village of, folk-lore from
Gunong Rega, height of
Haddon, Doctor A.C.
Hageman, Captain J.J.M., on character of the Dayak
Hair, removal of body;
on body, resembling orang-utan;
colour of head;
parasites in;
mustaches;
beards;
worn cut, by Duhoi;
shaving of forehead;
cut from head and placed in tree;
arrangement of women's
Harelip
Harvest, paddi;
festival
Hawk, worship of;
a tame
Head-hunters, song of;
seen on board steamer;
meeting an imaginary attack of;
food of
Head-hunting, measures taken by Dutch government to eradicate;
among various tribes;
religious fanaticism incentive to;
a recent raid;
description of a raid;
customs regarding the practice of;
omens concerning;
the purposes of;
Captain Hageman quoted concerning;
effect of, on disposition of natives;
kapatongs of prime importance in;
rice-throwing before;
folktale about;
principal weapon used in;
Dayaks incited to by Malays;
of the Bukats;
not practised by Bukits;
of Duhoi chief;
of the Duhoi and Katingans;
raids of the Ibans;
of the Kenyahs;
discontinued by Ot-Danums;
of the Punans;
of the Ulu-Ots
Head ornament, women's
Heat, intense, in jungle
Hens, sacrificed at rubber gatherers' feast;
sacrificed at wedding;
sacrificed at funeral;
hung in bags at night;
chickens eaten by
Hindu Javanese, first settlers in Borneo;
kingdoms founded by;
absorbed by Malays
Hinduism of first settlers in Borneo
Hindus, in South Africa;
antiquities of, found in Borneo;
brass statue;
influence of, among Dayaks
Hoang Tshirao, village of
Honesty, of natives
Honey, native methods of gathering
Hong Seng, Chinese merchant
Hornbills;
the rhinoceros;
the tail feathers of;
image of, on flying prahu;
image of, on pantar
Hornets
Hose, Doctor
Hospitality, of natives
House of worship, at Angkipi;
at Ado;
at Tumingki
Houses: camping, for travellers;
communal;
with upright pillars before;
at Tumbang Marowei;
custom of burying slave alive underneath;
at Long Kai;
at Long Pahangei;
with beautiful carvings;
Malay;
high-gabled, in Negara;
of the Katingans;
form of salutation on entering and leaving;
dancing on completion of
How the Penganun was Caught Alive, folktale
Humidity
Humour, sense of, among natives
Hunchback
Hunting, deer;
wild pig;
rhinoceros;
by the Penyahbongs;
part taken by women in;
omens concerning
Hydrophobia
Ibans, the;
head-hunting raids of;
known as Orang Bahau
Idenburg, A.W.F., Governor-General of Netherlands India
Imperial Limited Express, a race with the
Incision, the practice of
India, British
Indonesians, the
Infants, bathing of
Infidelity in marital relations, punishment for;
rareness of
Inheritance, customs regarding
Insects, in the jungle;
remedy for bites of
Intelligence of natives
Interpreter, the
Inyah Otuntaga, legend of
Inu, legend of
Ipoh, poison for sumpitan darts
Iron
Ironwood, kapatongs made of;
receptacle for dead made of;
boats of;
funeral house of;
the panyanggaran made of;
the pantar;
spears of;
effect of sleeping on floors of
Isau River, the
Islamism
Ismail;
residence of
Iyu, folk-tale about
Janssens, steamship
Japan, along the coast of;
impressions of
Japanese, characteristics of;
remedy of, for wounds;
a native resembling;
medicines sold to natives by
Jars, valuable old
Java, best season to visit;
Buddhist monument in;
the garden of the East;
formerly part of Asia;
Islamism in;
an earthquake in;
eradicating the plague in
Javanese, sailors;
soldiers;
easily lost in jungle;
remarkable intelligence of;
Hindu Javanese
Javau, edible root
Jews'-harp
Joking, practical
Juggling, by blians
Jungle, the, an expedition into;
making a shelter in;
cutting a clearing in;
stagnant atmosphere of;
making a fire in;
hardwood trees of;
ease of ascent in;
denseness of vegetation in;
animal life in;
birds of;
rain in;
fish in;
insects of;
rapid growth of vegetation in;
grass in;
in the midst of;
effect of dry weather on
Jurong, wooden image used by blian
Kaburau
Kahayan River, the, Protestant mission on;
Malay influence on;
folklore from
Kahayans, the, cigar-cases made by;
the camp among;
with beards;
compared with Malays;
superior intellect of;
converts to Christianity among;
polygamy of;
folk-tale of
Kai River, the
Kambang, island of
Kamkamiak, evil antoh
Kandangan, the journey to;
arrival at;
caves near
Kapala, election of, by Duhoi;
disabled, at Buntut Mangkikit;
tatuing on, at Bali;
brother of, eaten by crocodile
Kapatongs;
attendants on souls of the dead;
for protection of the living;
carried by head-hunters;
curious representations of;
transmitted as heirlooms;
at feasts;
representing a raja;
representing a woman with betel box
Kapuas River, the
Kasao River, the;
Saputan name for;
drifting down;
continuation of journey down;
flowers along;
rapids of;
data from, concerning Saputans
Kasungan;
at the "onder's" house in
Katingan River, the, an expedition to;
plan to reach head of, abandoned;
ascent of, as far as first renowned rapids;
the return trip down;
closing of, for tiwah feast;
the Dayaks of
Katingans, the, Sampit once occupied by;
belief of, in good and evil spirits;
belief, concerning cure of disease;
head-hunting raids of;
Upper and Lower;
number of;
characteristics of;
the dwelling of;
tatuing of;
honey gathering by;
a funeral of;
first appearance of Upper, at Tevang Karantan;
the flying prahu of;
children of;
dress of women;
friendliness of;
wives of;
customs and beliefs of;
crocodile killing by;
manner of announcing approach of enemy;
murder among;
methods of fire-making;
restrictions concerning women;
sins among;
names in vogue among;
good and evil omens of;
funeral customs of;
from Bangkal;
folktale of;
resemblance of, to Alfurs;
manner of curing disease;
game played by;
festivals of;
calendar of;
astronomical device of, for determining rice-planting season;
belief of, in one soul
