. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. Plate 29. YOUTHFUL SEA DAYAKS IN GALA DRESS. MATERIAL CONDITIONS 45 in each shell, the big upper canine tooth of thetiger-cat ; but he is not entitled to wear theseuntil he has been onthe warpath. Thosewho have taken ahead or otherwisedistinguished them-selves in war may-wear, instead of theteeth, pieces of simi-lar shape carved fromthe solid beak of thehelmeted youths whohave not qualifiedthemselves for theseadornments, andwarriors durin
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. Plate 29. YOUTHFUL SEA DAYAKS IN GALA DRESS. MATERIAL CONDITIONS 45 in each shell, the big upper canine tooth of thetiger-cat ; but he is not entitled to wear theseuntil he has been onthe warpath. Thosewho have taken ahead or otherwisedistinguished them-selves in war may-wear, instead of theteeth, pieces of simi-lar shape carved fromthe solid beak of thehelmeted youths whohave not qualifiedthemselves for theseadornments, andwarriors duringmourning, usuallywear a disc of woodorwax in their places(Pis. 19 and 2i)r1 The lobe ofdheear is perforated anddistended to a loopsome two inches inlength, in which abrass ring is above this loopa small hole throughthe shell is usuallymade, and from thisa small skein of beadsdepends. Similar earornaments are worn by Kenyahs and some of the Klemantans, but notby Muruts, and by few individuals only amongPunans and Sea Dayaks. Many of the latter wear
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