Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula . 7. Voung Sakai woman of Changkat Riani. 8. Voung Sakai woman of Changkat Chabang(S. ). 9. ^ouIlg Semaiig girl of Changkat (,S. Piali).. 10 II i:- De .^fo>xan. lo. Young .Scniang woman of Cliangkat Pongora. it. Sakai woman of Changkat .SKiiiang woman of Changkat Piingora. Dr, Moiu; , siiovvin(; Tyiks ov V.\cv. Diccokation (.sakai and .Skmang) If. A 43. SAKAI OF PERAK 43 pricking the skin with a thorn, and then rubbing inpowdered charcoal. I was told by a Malay that atribe at Sungei Raya in Kinta employed red lines
Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula . 7. Voung Sakai woman of Changkat Riani. 8. Voung Sakai woman of Changkat Chabang(S. ). 9. ^ouIlg Semaiig girl of Changkat (,S. Piali).. 10 II i:- De .^fo>xan. lo. Young .Scniang woman of Cliangkat Pongora. it. Sakai woman of Changkat .SKiiiang woman of Changkat Piingora. Dr, Moiu; , siiovvin(; Tyiks ov V.\cv. Diccokation (.sakai and .Skmang) If. A 43. SAKAI OF PERAK 43 pricking the skin with a thorn, and then rubbing inpowdered charcoal. I was told by a Malay that atribe at Sungei Raya in Kinta employed red lines aswell as the bluish ones produced by the charcoal, buthe did not know what pigment was used. The linesare mostly to be seen on the face, but sometimesrings are tattooed round the fingers. The marks areusually confined, however, to a few lines on theforehead. A favourite device is a diamond-shapedpattern in the centre, with one or two vertical lineson each side, though often there is only one line,running from the roots of the hair down to the tip ofthe nose. I enclose some sketches I made in BatangPadang, All were on the forehead where not other-wise shown. The marks do not appe
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