Macassar
Madras
Magellan's expedition
Magic, folk-tale about
Magic Babi Bone, The, folk-tale
Mahakam River, the;
fish in;
religious ideas on;
arrival on;
an excursion down;
the rapids of;
overflow of;
Oma-Suling settlements on Upper;
departure from region of Upper;
Malay influence not extended to Upper;
continuing the journey down;
dry season on;
rapid fall of;
the tribes of;
data from, concerning tribes
Mail, receipt of, in the jungle
Maize, cultivation of
Malaria
Malay, language, the;
coolies, difficulty with
Malays, in Borneo, number of;
influence of;
pirates among;
food sacrificed to monkeys by;
of the Bulungan district;
women and children of;
food of;
method of drinking water;
revolution of;
at Batu Boa;
influence supreme on Barito River;
a strike among;
outfit of travelling;
engaged in gathering rattan;
head-hunting raids on;
umbrellas carried by;
not in Upper Mahakam region;
use of cajuput oil by;
at Pengaron;
and Dayaks;
house of;
at Belimbing;
in Negara;
paint used by women;
lower portions of great rivers populated by;
influence of, on Kahayan and Kapuas Rivers;
of Sembulo;
influence of, shown in folk-tales;
intelligence of;
Dayaks being absorbed by
Mamberamo River, the, expedition on, recalled
Mancala (game), description of
Mandau, short sword
Mandin, village of
Mandumei, water of sea reaches
Mangosten (wild fruit)
Manis
Mansur, Dato
Map-making
Margasari, Hindu remains at
Marriage customs, of the Bukats;
of the Bukits;
of the Duhoi;
of the Katingans;
of the Long-Glats;
of the Murungs;
of Oma-Sulings;
of Penihings;
of Penyahbongs;
of Punans;
of Saputans
Marriage, unfaithfulness in;
faithfulness in
Martapura, diamond-fields of;
by canal to
Masks, dancing with;
bought at Data Lingei
Massey, B.
Mata Punai, decorative design
Mats, making of;
sleeping;
designs on;
made at Kuala Kapuas
McCann, Alfred W., formula of, for cure of diseases with vegetables
McDougall, Dr.
Measles
Meat, formerly eaten raw
Medicine, natives' fondness for white man's;
gall of bear used as
Mehalats, the, customs of
Melalevea leucodendron
Men, physical appearance of;
women outnumbered by;
dressed as women;
dress of blian;
ear ornamentation of;
restrictions concerning women, observed by;
regulations observed by widowers;
precautions taken by unmarried;
mutilation of body by
Mendawei (Katingan) River, the, expedition to
Mendut, the temple of
Merasi River, the;
an excursion up;
the return journey on
Metsers, Lieutenant T.F.J.
Mexico, Indians of
Meyer, A.F.
Meyer, Mrs. A.F., collection of animals and birds of
Michielsen, Controleur W.J.;
first European to visit Samba River;
quoted, on the Ulu-Ots;
blangas seen by;
quoted, on Katingans
Milk, best kind for travel in the tropics
Mineral resources of Borneo;
gold;
iron
Missionaries, Protestant and Catholic, in Dutch Borneo
Modjopahit, founded by Hindus;
fall of
Moerman, C.
Mohaktahakam Who Slew an Antoh, folktale
Mohammedanism
Money (wang)
Money-box, the stealing of a
Monkeys: long-nosed;
food sacrifices to;
supposed to be able to swim;
saying of natives of Java concerning;
seen along Pembuang River;
as food;
along the Busang River;
figure of, to protect rice-field;
superstition concerning red;
tale of the cocoanut.
See also Orang-utan and Wah-Wah
Monogamy
Months, designated by numbers
Moon, native belief concerning;
tatu marks representing
Morning-glories
Mosque, wooden, at Sembulo
Mosquito-netting
Mosquitoes;
illness caused by sting of
Motherless Boy, The, folk-tale
Moths
Motor-boat, prahu towed by
Mountains of Borneo:
Kinabalu;
Gunong Rega;
first appearance of;
on Busang River;
crossing the Bukit;
Lung Karang;
seen from Batokelau;
canyon through;
Mountain of Images;
seen from Tumingki;
the stone man and the stone wife;
Muller
Mourning garments
Mouse-deer, capture of a;
superstition concerning
Moving-pictures shown to natives
Muara Laong
Muara Tewe, in
Muara Topu
Mud, taken from pool bottom
Muller mountains, home of the Penyahbongs
Murder, vendetta resulting from.
See also Killing
Murungs, the, physical appearance of;
a stay among;
dance of;
dress of;
soldiers killed by;
filing of teeth by;
marriage customs of;
funeral customs of;
location of;
tatuing of;
customs regarding childbirth;
wooden images employed by;
belief of, concerning number and location of souls
Muruts, the
Musangs, tame
Museum, nucleus of, in Bandjermasin
Music, good spirits attracted by
Musical instruments:
