Oma-Tepe;
Orang Bahau;
Ot-Danums;
Penihings;
Penyahbongs;
Punans;
Saputans;
Siangs;
Tamoans
Triennial feast, the great;
the purpose of;
building of place of worship;
food regulations at;
service imparting health and strength at;
dance of blians at;
dance of the people;
killing and preparation of pigs for;
the banquet;
practical joking at;
rice-throwing at;
wrestling;
march of blians;
end of
Trumpets, as accompaniment to singing
Trunk, steel
Trustworthiness of natives
Truthfulness of natives
Tuak. See Brandy
Tuan Allah
Tuba-fishing
Tumbang Djuloi, village of
Tumbang Mantike, iron ore at
Tumbang Marowei, village of;
return to;
data from, concerning Murungs
Tumingki, village of
Turtle;
supposed to be poisonous
Twins, among children of the Dayaks
Two Orphans, The, folk-lore tale
Ugga River, the
Uljee, J.A.
Ulu-Ots, supposed to be cannibals;
habitats of;
believed to have tails and to sleep in trees;
number and appearance of;
inveterate head-hunters;
collective name for several tribes
Ulung Ela, the fatherless boy
Ulung Tiung, the motherless boy
Umbrellas, carried by Malays;
useful for travel in Borneo
Upper Kahayan River, the, folk-lore from
Vaccinateur, the
Vancouver, arrival at
Van Dijl, Lieutenant J.
Varanus,
Vegetables, used in cure of diseases;
stew of
Vegetation in the jungle, change in denseness of;
rapid growth of
Vendetta among the Katingans
Vergouwen, J.C.
Villages, custom of changing location of
Voices, shrill
Von Luschan colour scale
Wages, paid to boatmen
Wah-wah (man-like ape);
traits of;
human behaviour of;
knife handles made from engraved bones of;
superstition concerning
Walking, native manner of
Wallace, A.R., quoted, on the Boro Budur;
his opinion of the durian;
his Malay Archipelago quoted
War-dance
War, European
Watch-tower, a
Water, boiling of drinking, essential in tropics;
temperature of bathing, in tropics;
salt, from rocks;
pool of salt
Water-buffaloes;
sacrifice of;
herd of, at Batokelau;
at times an antoh
Water-plant
Wealth of the Dayaks
Weapons: the klevang;
the parang;
the spear;
the sumpitan;
carried by women
Wearing apparel: aboriginal, added to collection;
the Dayak;
of Katingan women;
of Kenyah women;
of Penyahbongs;
mourning garments
Weather, variety in, in the tropics
Weaving, by the Bugis;
material for clothing;
rattan mats
Wedding, festival;
at Tumbang Marowei.
See also Marriage customs
When Husband and Wife are Antohs, folklore tale
Widows, rules observed by
Wild men of Borneo (the Ulu-Ots)
Wind, lack of, in the tropics;
in cave of Kong Beng;
at Kuala Braui;
calling the;
on Lake Sembulo
Wives, number permitted by various tribes;
price paid for;
disloyal
Women: coaling of steamers by Japanese;
song of the Kayan;
manners of;
few children of Dayak;
the Malay;
dress of;
mourning garments of;
frequent bathing of;
photographing;
cigarette smoking by;
dancing of;
blians;
folk-lore tales sung by;
restrictions imposed on;
head ornament of;
weapons carried by;
occupations of;
lot of, not an unhappy one;
part taken by, on hunting trips;
rules observed by widows;
a visit from, at bathing time;
face paint used by Malay;
regarded as more alert than men;
hair-dressing of;
a Malay boatman's wife;
antohs which cause injury to;
polyandry among Duhoi;
customs regarding childbirth;
of the Bukats;
of the Bukits;
the Duhoi;
Kayan;
Katingan;
of the Kenyahs;
Long-Glat;
of the Murungs;
Oma-Suling;
Penihing;
Penyahbong;
Punan;
Saputan
Wonderful Tree, The, folk-lore tale
Wong Su, cook
Woodcraftsmen, Dayaks able
Wrestling, in the water;
at great triennial feast
Wristlets
Year, the Katingan
Yokohama, the bay of
SAMPLES OF DAYAK TATUING
The figure of a man represents a Lower Katingan, particularly a kapala at
Tewang Rongkang, the only one I saw with tatu marks on the knees.
