Through Central Borneo An Account Of Two Years' Travel In The Land Of The Head-Hunters Between The Years 1913 And 1917 By Carl Lumholtz




























































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Panyanggaran, the (memorial pole)

Paradise flycatcher, the

Parang (short sword);
  inlaid work on blade of

Pasang-grahan (camping-house);
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Panyanggaran, The (Memorial Pole)

Paradise flycatcher, the

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.

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