Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula . n order. Neithermy informants, however, nor any other members ofthe tribe, could give me the order of any except thefirst ten, as given below. It would be a point of greatinterest if they should turn out, on further investi-gation, to be in any way analogous to the Malay Rejangs, corresponding to the lunar mansions ofthe Hindus; and it would also be very interesting toknow whether the lunar mansions of the Hinduswere ever treated as the subjects of ceremonial songsin a manner at all resembling the primitive chants heredescribed. In any case, however, this m
Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula . n order. Neithermy informants, however, nor any other members ofthe tribe, could give me the order of any except thefirst ten, as given below. It would be a point of greatinterest if they should turn out, on further investi-gation, to be in any way analogous to the Malay Rejangs, corresponding to the lunar mansions ofthe Hindus; and it would also be very interesting toknow whether the lunar mansions of the Hinduswere ever treated as the subjects of ceremonial songsin a manner at all resembling the primitive chants heredescribed. In any case, however, this manual of thejungle would well repay study. The proper order of the first ten songs, whichare, however, in the following pages, more con-veniently grouped, was said to be as under:— 1. Siamang. The gibbon. 2. Pulai. A soft-wood tree. 3. Merbau. A hard-wood tree. 4. Kluang. The flying-fox. 5. Hangkong. A wild jungle-fruit. 6. (labang. ,, ,, 7. Kedan. ,, ,, 8. Kledang. 9. Kabau. ,, ,, 10. Mah hcdft hum. The little folks bathing Skeat OK BESISI MAX (ON LEFT), WoMAN (ON RIGHT), WORN TOCONCEAL THE FACE AT CeRE.\IONL\L DANCES.
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