. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. f ^ Plate 21. BULING, THE SON OF A KENYAH CHIEF OF THEBARAM DISTRICT. THE PEOPLES OF BORNEO 35 devoted to hunting than any others, except thePunans. Klemantans are to be found in every part of theisland, but most of their villages are situated onthe lower reaches of the rivers. They are mostabundant in the south, constituting the greater partof the population of Dutch Borneo; in the norththey are few, their place being filled by their nearrelatives, t
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. f ^ Plate 21. BULING, THE SON OF A KENYAH CHIEF OF THEBARAM DISTRICT. THE PEOPLES OF BORNEO 35 devoted to hunting than any others, except thePunans. Klemantans are to be found in every part of theisland, but most of their villages are situated onthe lower reaches of the rivers. They are mostabundant in the south, constituting the greater partof the population of Dutch Borneo; in the norththey are few, their place being filled by their nearrelatives, the Muruts. The latter constitute theprincipal part of the population of the northernend of the island, predominating over all the otherpeoples in British North Borneo, and in the northernextremities of Sarawak and of Dutch Borneo. (5) The Muruts are confined to the northernpart of Borneo. They resemble the Klemantansmore closely than the other peoples. They arecomparatively tall and slender, have less regularand pleasing features than the Klemantans, andtheir skin is generally darker and more ruddy incolour. Their agriculture is superior
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