. The history of mankind . Igorrote necklaces, with (a) tweezers for pulling out hair ; (6) pendants of crocodile teeth-one-third real size. (From Dr. Meyers collection.) marked with ■—.—. Among some Bornean tribes extensive tattooing occurs, butonly among valiant warriors or head-hunters. Those who have come in contact withcivilization, like the Milanos,have given it up Kutei the more difficultpatterns are executed by pro-fessionals. The outline is firstcut in wood, and then the designis transferred to the body witha sharpened piece of bamboo,or a needle dipped in a vege-table p
. The history of mankind . Igorrote necklaces, with (a) tweezers for pulling out hair ; (6) pendants of crocodile teeth-one-third real size. (From Dr. Meyers collection.) marked with ■—.—. Among some Bornean tribes extensive tattooing occurs, butonly among valiant warriors or head-hunters. Those who have come in contact withcivilization, like the Milanos,have given it up Kutei the more difficultpatterns are executed by pro-fessionals. The outline is firstcut in wood, and then the designis transferred to the body witha sharpened piece of bamboo,or a needle dipped in a vege-table pigment. The operationis very painful and lasts a longtime, but the marks are takes place in themale sex, as a rule, at theirentry upon manhood, amonggirls as soon as they are of anage to marry. For dancing the face ispainted ; the thumb-nail of theleft hand is, according to thecustom in the east, allowed togrow an inch long, and theBu^is women even have a. Ring worn by the Igorrotes on the upper arm when dancingone-third real size. (From the same.) cover for it. Over the whole Malayan region special attention is paid to teeth mutilation, which often appearsin connection with artificial colouring of the teeth. Most common of all isthe filing of the upper incisors and canines so that they are made shorterbut keep their shape. The same treatment is also applied to the corre- 412 THE HISTORY OF MANKIND sponding teeth of the lower jaw. Sometimes the teeth are filed to a point,sometimes a transverse groove is cut, or a triangle is knocked out betweenthe two front teeth. This is, as a rule, first done at the age of puberty,
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