. The history of mankind . gal caps are perfect segments of spheres. Straw caps, like those worn byminers in Germany, arc found in Borneo and Luzon ; pointed hats with tufts of DRESS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER PROPERTY OF THE MALAYS 409 black palm fibre in Sulu. The women of Java gather their hair into a knot; theTagal women wind their long sleek black hair in two loose strands round theirheads, and fasten it usually with a ribbon worn like a turban. In the Philippines,the Sulu Islands, and among many Mussulman tribes, the turban is in generaluse. In Sumatra, the mode of dressing the hair varies from
. The history of mankind . gal caps are perfect segments of spheres. Straw caps, like those worn byminers in Germany, arc found in Borneo and Luzon ; pointed hats with tufts of DRESS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER PROPERTY OF THE MALAYS 409 black palm fibre in Sulu. The women of Java gather their hair into a knot; theTagal women wind their long sleek black hair in two loose strands round theirheads, and fasten it usually with a ribbon worn like a turban. In the Philippines,the Sulu Islands, and among many Mussulman tribes, the turban is in generaluse. In Sumatra, the mode of dressing the hair varies from one province toanother ; sometimes it falls to the shoulders, sometimes it is cut short. In thetwelve Kotas the ladies roll their hair into a coil and wrap it round with a piece ofcloth, while in the contiguous provinces they plait it into a pig-tail on one side ofthe head. The Alfurs of Ceram also tie their hair to the left ; but for men, themost usual fashion is to wear the hair in a tight knot, under a head cloth, into. Hats worn by chiefs of Kutei tribes in Borneo. (Munich Museum.) which the Dyaks on festivals and market days fasten silver rings. High combsof wood are worn in Ceram ; of tortoise-shell in Sumatra ; but the modes ofdressing the hair for festivals in perfect helmets of many coloured feathers, flowers,and leaves, are picturesque beyond description. In pugilistic contests, thechampion wears on his head a carved ring of wood, in which a bunch of feathersis stuck. In the Moluccas the skins of birds of Paradise adorn the hair of thegirls, while false pig-tails for women are offered for sale in the Battak markets. The distribution of tattooing is irregular. Among the Formosans, the menwear horizontal stripes across the whole forehead ; the women from ear to ear, andperpendicular stripes as well. Tattooing of the hands is said to occur in theinterior of Formosa. In Luzon, almost every Igorrote has a figure of the sun onthe back of his hand. Punctured tattooing with
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