. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. settled peoples. In physicalcharacters they closely resemble the Kenyahs, beingwell-built and vigorous ; their skin is of very lightyellow colour, and their features are regular andwell shaped. Mentally they are characterised byextreme shyness and timidity and reserve. Theyare quite inoffensive and never engage in openwarfare; though they will avenge injuries by stealthyattacks on individuals with the blow-pipe andpoisoned darts. Their only handicraft
. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. settled peoples. In physicalcharacters they closely resemble the Kenyahs, beingwell-built and vigorous ; their skin is of very lightyellow colour, and their features are regular andwell shaped. Mentally they are characterised byextreme shyness and timidity and reserve. Theyare quite inoffensive and never engage in openwarfare; though they will avenge injuries by stealthyattacks on individuals with the blow-pipe andpoisoned darts. Their only handicrafts are themaking of baskets, mats, blow-pipes, and theimplements used for working the wild sago; butin these and in the use of the blow-pipe they arevery expert. All other manufactured articles usedby them—cloths, swords, spears—are obtained bybarter from the other peoples. Unlike all the otherpeoples, they have no form of sepulture, but simplyleave the corpse of a comrade in the rude shelterin which he died. They sing and declaim rudemelancholy songs or dirges with peculiar skill andstriking effect. Their language is distinctive, but.
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