Rattan, abundance of, in Borneo;
cigar-cases made from;
uses of split;
gatherers of;
mats made from;
floated down Kasao River;
no longer found on Upper Mahakam;
caps of
Rattles, worn by women;
used by blian at wedding
Raven, Harry C.
Religion, native ideas of
Retribution, folk-tale
Rhinoceros;
horns of;
red rubber statue of;
hunting;
folk-lore tale about
Rhinoflax vigil
Riam Kiwa River, the;
elevation of watershed of
Rice, brandy made from;
polished a cause of beri-beri;
cooked in bamboo;
harvesting of;
method of husking;
cooking of, for great festival;
throwing of;
making new field for;
planting of;
time required for cooking;
season for planting, determined by togallan;
considered unfit for food day after cooking
Rickshaw men, the
Rifle, loaned by Sultan
Rijckmans, L.F.J.
Rings, tin and brass, worn in ear-lobes
River system of Borneo
Rongkang, epidemic at
Roth, Ling
Royal Dutch Packet Boat Company
Rubber;
feast of gatherers of;
an English plantation;
gathering, at Sembulo
Rubea, the natives at
Rumphius, Dutch steamer
Rusa. See Deer
Sacrifice, of pig;
of hens;
of food, to antohs;
of slave in building of houses;
of water-buffalo;
at paddi-planting;
when tree falls
Sago-palm
Sailors, Javanese;
Malay
Salap (fish)
Salt, use of
Salt water, issuing from rock;
pool of
Salutations, when meeting;
at leave-taking;
on entering and leaving a house
Samarinda;
arrival at;
climate of;
the natives in
Samariting
Samba River, the, fish in;
houses on;
an expedition up;
passing the rapids of;
night on;
first European to visit;
gold in;
data from, concerning natives
Sambil goreng (native stew)