Parang (short sword);
inlaid work on blade of
Pasang-grahan (camping-house);
at Belimbing;
at Beringan;
at Kandangan;
at Long Iram;
at Long Pangian;
at Samarinda;
at Sembulo;
protected by palm-leaf mats
Pasir;
the ex-Sultan of
Patin Fish, The, folk-tale
Peanuts, cultivation of
Peas, green, of the East Indies
Pembuang River, the, approach to;
the trip up
Pendahara, camp at
Penganun, the Huge Serpent, folk-tale
Pengaron, arrival at
Penihings, the, belief of, in friendly spirit;
a stay among;
articles sold by;
murder committed by chief of;
characteristics of;
houses of;
the blian's shield;
physical appearance of;
valuable collections made while among;
a burial cave of;
funeral customs of;
tribal name of;
the raja or chief of;
omens of;
customs of;
hair colour of;
voices of;
weapons of;
the women of;
the cradle of;
sacred number of;
top-spinning by;
religious ideas of;
the five souls of;
method of curing disease;
Ibans feared by;
weaving done by;
Saputans formerly governed by;
impossible to obtain folk-tales from;
tuba-fishing practised by;
included in Orang Bahau;
cure for snake-bite known to;
death from lightning unknown to;
marriage customs of;
customs regarding childbirth;
filing of teeth by;
game played by;
use by, of nagah in designs;
interpretation of basket designs by
Penyahbongs, the, kampong of Tamaloe formed by;
a nomadic people;
boat crew of;
rhinoceros hunting expedition of;
characteristics of;
head ornament of;
ear ornamentation of;
garments of;
tatuing of;
food of;
customs of;
no disease among;
marriage customs of;
the women of;
the children of;
hunting of;
weapons of;
no divorce among;
funeral customs of;
compared with the Saputans;
the Ulu-Ots;
agriculturists;
head-hunters;
folk-tales of;
gold not used by;
allied to Punans;
number of;
known as Kreho;
tuba-fishing practised by;
name applied also to mountain range;
belief of, in antoh;
customs regarding childbirth;
omens taken by
Penyakit, evil antoh
Peppers, red
Petroleum;
value of, in the jungle
Phalaenopsis gigantea
Pheasants of Borneo;
the argus;
white-tail, wattled
Phonographs, in Tandjong Selor
Phosphorescent lights in the jungle
Photography in the tropics:
camera feared by natives;
payment made for privilege of photographing natives;
refusal to be photographed;
ornaments put on by natives, before being photographed;
refusal to permit photograph to be taken while working;
disapproval by Raja Paron;
bathing of natives to cleanse themselves after being photographed;
the harvesters;
the ear-piercing operation;
the Raja Besar;
women rajas;
a kapala and his wife
Physical appearance of natives
Pig, domestic, reading of liver of, as augury;
sacrifice of, at dancing feast;
sacrifice of, at rubber gatherers' feast;
sacrifice of, at ear-piercing operation;
meat of, as eaten by natives;
killing of, for great triennial festival;
dancing around;
sacrifice of, at rice-planting
Pig, wild;
food of Punans;
colour of;
capture and killing of;
along the Busang River;
harassed by dogs;
giant;
herds of;
hunting;
folktale about
Pigafetta, expedition of, to Brunei
Pigeons;
legend of
Pillars, sacred, for benefit of the dead.
