Dead, the, natives' fear of;
guarded by kapatongs;
guarded by statue of lovers.
See also Funeral customs
Debtors, as slaves
Deer, the kidyang;
Bornean method of hunting;
along Busang River;
mouse;
fine specimen killed and eaten;
cry of, at noon, an omen;
folk-tales about;
magic fluid possessed by;
as food
Demmini, J., photographer;
illness of;
return of, to Batavia
Demum, a form of malaria
Designs, decorative
Diamond fields of Martapura
Disease, cure of, by natives;
caused by malicious anto;
tatu marks to prevent;
natives' fondness for white man's remedies for;
skin
Divorce among natives
Djangkang
Djelavat (Bornean fish)
Djobing, boatman
Djokjakarta
Djudjang, rattan gatherers' camp;
arrival at
Dogs, Dayak, description of;
augury concerning lost;
treatment of, in hydrophobia cases;
not eaten, hunting wild pig with;
belief concerning shedding of blood of;
traits of;
howling of;
stump-tailed;
folk-tale about;
eaten by Mehalats
Dongiyak, basket designs interpreted by
Dreams, omens from
Dress, the Dayak;
of Katingan women;
of Kenyan women;
of the Penyahbongs;
mourning
Drinking, Kenyah and Malay manner of
Drums, in houses at Long Pahangei;
blian's
Drunkenness rare among natives
Dry weather in the jungle
Ducks, marsh
Duhoi, the (Ot-Danums);
head-hunting of;
primitive condition of;
intermarriage of, with Kahayans;
friendly visit of;
rich collections for sale by;
abundance of kapatongs used by;
varying physical aspects of;
shaving of foreheads by;
the kapala of;
method of making fire;
sacred number of;
customs of;
the flying prahu of;
polygamy of;
marriage customs and ceremonies of;
rice-planting and harvesting of;
funeral customs of;
taking leave of;
intelligence of;
polyandry among;
customs regarding childbirth;
number and location of souls of
Durian, the, queen of fruits
Dutch, the, rule of, in Borneo;
flag, on memorial staff
Dutch Borneo, population of south and east;
population of north;
natural resources of;
government of;
native tribes in;
Bandjermasin principal town in;
Malays of
Dutch Packet Boat Company
Dwarf, photograph of, taken
Ears, rings worn in;
ornamentation of Penyahbongs';
piercing of chiefs;
wooden disks in lobes of
Earthenware jars
Earthquake, on Java
Eating, customs regarding
Eggs, offered as sacrifice
Elephants
Elevation
Elshout, Dr. J.M.;
quoted, on head-hunting
Enemy, announcing approach of
Equator, on the
Erskine, A.M., description of caves of Kong Beng by
European influence in Borneo
Europeans, number of, in Borneo
Eyes, with Mongolian fold;
set obliquely
Fatherless Boy, The, folk-tale
Feast, dancing;
of the rubber gatherers;
on removal of bones of dead;
wedding;
harvest;
the great triennial;
kapatongs at;
at beginning and end of year
Felis nebulosa
Filariasis, an attack of
Fire, making a, in the jungle;
with flint and iron;
with rattan and bamboo;
by drilling;
by friction with rope;
by twirling
Fire
