Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . was beaten on two pre-viously prepared blocks, each consisting of two logslashed together, with flattened upper sides. On eitherside of these crude tables stood as many men as could findroom, beating earnestly with sticks upon the bark, singinghead-hunting songs the while with much fervour. Occa-sionally they interrupted the procedure to run aboutanimatedly, returning shortly to resume their labour. Later an augury was to be taken, and all gatheredclosely on a wide pebbly b
Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . was beaten on two pre-viously prepared blocks, each consisting of two logslashed together, with flattened upper sides. On eitherside of these crude tables stood as many men as could findroom, beating earnestly with sticks upon the bark, singinghead-hunting songs the while with much fervour. Occa-sionally they interrupted the procedure to run aboutanimatedly, returning shortly to resume their labour. Later an augury was to be taken, and all gatheredclosely on a wide pebbly beach. First a long piece ofroot, which is called the mother of tuba, was beatenvigorously by a number of men. Then one of the prin-cipal actors stepped fonvard and began to make fire inthe old-fashioned way, i. r., by pulling with both hands apiece of rattan around a bamboo stick held to the to several possibilities the divinations are ex-pounded: Should the rattan break before smoke ensues,the undertaking is postponed for ;iii hour or two; ifthe rattan breaks into two equal parts, fish will not be.
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