. The history of mankind . tion. In pugilistic contests, thechampion wears on his head a carved ring of wood, in which a bunch of feathersis stuck. In the Moluccas the skins of birds of Paradise adorn the hair of thegirls, while false pig-tails for women are offered for sale in the Battak markets. The distribution of tattooing is irregular. Among the Formosans, the menwear horizontal stripes across the whole forehead ; the women from ear to ear, andperpendicular stripes as well. Tattooing of the hands is said to occur in theinterior of Formosa. In Luzon, almost every Igorrote has a figure of t
. The history of mankind . tion. In pugilistic contests, thechampion wears on his head a carved ring of wood, in which a bunch of feathersis stuck. In the Moluccas the skins of birds of Paradise adorn the hair of thegirls, while false pig-tails for women are offered for sale in the Battak markets. The distribution of tattooing is irregular. Among the Formosans, the menwear horizontal stripes across the whole forehead ; the women from ear to ear, andperpendicular stripes as well. Tattooing of the hands is said to occur in theinterior of Formosa. In Luzon, almost every Igorrote has a figure of the sun onthe back of his hand. Punctured tattooing with Japanese or Chinese patterns isfound among the Catalangans. Among the Negritos as well as among theIgorrotes, scar-tattooing occurs. The skin is raised in folds over the whole body, 4io THE HISTORY OF MANKIND and rectilineal designs worked with a pointed iron style, or a splinter of Ceram, tattooing is only found in the west, and almost exclusively in women,. I / Igorrote tattooing : a, b, designs on the calves of the legs ; c, d, on the stomach ; c front view ;/, back view of a Burik ; g, a womans arm. (From drawings by Dr. Hans Meyer.) on the breast, upper arm, navel, and forehead ; in Timorlaut it is tattooing of the Mentawei Islanders is executed in simple but elegantgeometrical lines. In Borneo, again, extensive tattooing has been observed DRESS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER PROPERTY OF THE MALAYS 411 almost solely among women, on the hands, feet, and the upper part of the often have merely a mark which possibly has a religious or social significa-tion ; on the forehead, one arm, or one leg. Thus all the Tanjan Dyaks are
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