. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. r and the thumb. Also muchused in marriage ceremony. E. Kelam Buang.—Value about 15s.; much sought after and worn on a girdle by Kayan girls. The bear bead. F. Kelam Buang Butit Telawa.—The name means the bear bead with spiders belly. Value about 15 s. G. Kaja Obing.—Value 15 s. to 25 s. H. Kelam Song.—Value from £4 to £6 ; or one adult female slave. I. Kelam.—Kenyah. Value about 15s. J. LUKUT.—Kenyah. Value about los., or a gong ; value aboutten to f
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. r and the thumb. Also muchused in marriage ceremony. E. Kelam Buang.—Value about 15s.; much sought after and worn on a girdle by Kayan girls. The bear bead. F. Kelam Buang Butit Telawa.—The name means the bear bead with spiders belly. Value about 15 s. G. Kaja Obing.—Value 15 s. to 25 s. H. Kelam Song.—Value from £4 to £6 ; or one adult female slave. I. Kelam.—Kenyah. Value about 15s. J. LUKUT.—Kenyah. Value about los., or a gong ; value aboutten to fifteen ingans of padi, or about 7 bushels. K. LUKUT MURIK. — A bead used by the Murik tribe. Valueabout I OS. L. I NO Kalabit.—A Kalabit necklace. Value about ^5 ; or anadult bufifalo. M. A single blue bead from the necklace L. The yellow beads in the necklace are known as Labang, and theblue ones as BUNAU. The beads in the necklace are all very old beads A to H are chiefly, though not exclusively, found amongKayans ; I and J among Kenyahs ; K among Muriks (Klemantans) ;and the necklace L among Kalabits (Murut).. Plate 130. OLD BEADS WORN BY KAYANS. DECORATIVE ART 245 the body. A paper embodying most of the factshitherto ascertained has been published by one ofus (C. H.) in conjunction with Mr. R. Shelford,formerly curator of the Sarawak Museum, who haspaid special attention to the subject; we thereforereproduce here the greater part of the substance ofthat paper/ with some slight modifications, and wedesire to express our thanks to Mr. Shelford^ forhis kind permission to make use of the paper inthis way. The great diversity of tribes in Borneo involves, in astudy of their tatu and tatuing methods, a good deal ofresearch and much travel, if first-hand information on thesubject is to be obtained. Between us we have covereda considerable area in Borneo and have closely cross-questioned members of nearly every tribe inhabitingSarawak on their tatu, but w
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