Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . in an endeav^our to have itrepaired. The delay was somewhat irritating, but as thetrip down-stream consumed only two days, I started offin a small, swift boat kindly loaned to me by the post-houder. Fortunately Mr. J. A. Uljee, a Dutch engineerwho was in town, possessed considerable mechanical tal-ent: in a few days he succeeded in mending the appara-tus temporarily. As I was preparing to return, another party arrivedfrom Apo Kayan. They were all Kenyahs, Oma Bakkah,who cam
Through Central Borneo; an account of two years' travel in the land of the head-hunters between the years 1913 and 1917 . in an endeav^our to have itrepaired. The delay was somewhat irritating, but as thetrip down-stream consumed only two days, I started offin a small, swift boat kindly loaned to me by the post-houder. Fortunately Mr. J. A. Uljee, a Dutch engineerwho was in town, possessed considerable mechanical tal-ent: in a few days he succeeded in mending the appara-tus temporarily. As I was preparing to return, another party arrivedfrom Apo Kayan. They were all Kenyahs, Oma Bakkah,who came in seven prahus, and proved so interesting thatI postponed my journey one day. The government hasput up a kind of lodging-house for visiting Dayaks, andthe many fine implements and utensils which these menhad brought with them made the interior look like amuseum. Their beautiful carrying-baskets and otherarticles were standing in a continuous row around thewalls. These Kenyahs did not seem to have been herebefore and were agreeable people with whom to deal. Ihave not, before nor since, seen such a tempting collec-.
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