. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. Fig. 40. —Sea-Dayak Armlet {simpai). general shaping of such dishes is done with asmall adze, and they are finished with the knife. Basket-work, etc. The weaving of baskets, mats, and caps is oneof the most important handicrafts of the is chiefly practised by the women, though themen help in collecting and preparing the material chiefly used is strips of rattan. Arattan about one-third of an inch in diameter issplit into f\v& s
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. Fig. 40. —Sea-Dayak Armlet {simpai). general shaping of such dishes is done with asmall adze, and they are finished with the knife. Basket-work, etc. The weaving of baskets, mats, and caps is oneof the most important handicrafts of the is chiefly practised by the women, though themen help in collecting and preparing the material chiefly used is strips of rattan. Arattan about one-third of an inch in diameter issplit into f\v& strips, and the inner surface of eachstrip is smoothed with a knife ; but the stems ofseveral other jungle-plants are also used. 212 PAGAN TRIBES OF BORNEO chap. The most important of the baskets (PI. 43),are the following : The large one used for carry-ing padi from the farms to the house; the smallbasket hung on the back by a pair of shoulder-straps, and always carried by the men on goingfar from home; the fish - baskets; large baskets. Fig. 41.—Kayan Tool-basket. provided with lids and kept in the rooms forstoring clothing and other personal valuables ; thewinnowing trays, and the large rough basket usedfor carrying on the back water-vessels or any otherheavy objects (Fig. 41). Of the mats (see PI. 43), the principal arethe mat worn round the waist for sitting upon ;the large mats spread for seating several persons
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