Rongkang, epidemic at
Roth, Ling
Royal Dutch Packet Boat Company
Rubber;
feast of gatherers of;
an English plantation;
gathering, at Sembulo
Rubea, the natives at
Rumphius, Dutch steamer
Rusa. See Deer
Sacrifice, of pig;
of hens;
of food, to antohs;
of slave in building of houses;
of water-buffalo;
at paddi-planting;
when tree falls
Sago-palm
Sailors, Javanese;
Malay
Salap (fish)
Salt, use of
Salt water, issuing from rock;
pool of
Salutations, when meeting;
at leave-taking;
on entering and leaving a house
Samarinda;
arrival at;
climate of;
the natives in
Samariting
Samba River, the, fish in;
houses on;
an expedition up;
passing the rapids of;
night on;
first European to visit;
gold in;
data from, concerning natives
Sambil goreng (native stew)
Samoan tribe. See Tamoans
Sampit, village of;
start for;
return to;
beri-beri at;
banquet given by controleur of
Sampit River, the
Sand-bars, at mouth of Pembuang River
Sand, white
Sandpiper, the
Sandung (funeral house)
Sangiang, the (antoh)
Sankuvai, the (bird that calls antoh)
Sapundo, the (memorial post)
Saputans, the;
characteristics of;
number of;
the women and children of;
habits and customs of;
marriage customs of;
food of;
belief of, about disease and its cure;
funeral customs of;
piercing of ears of;
shy about being photographed;
makers of the sumpitan;
headhunting of;
the Ulu-Ots;
folklore of;
governed formerly by Penihings;
tuba-fishing practised by;
derivation of the name;
four villages of;
customs of, regarding childbirth;
included in Orang Bahau
Sarawak, James Brooke made raja of;
success of government of, under white rajas;
five groups of people in;
fires at
Schouten, H.P.
Schreuder, R.
Schwaner Mountains, the, mineral possibilities of;
exploration of;
the natives in
Sea, water from, reaches Mandumei
Sea Dayaks, the
Seat, plank used as
Segai, the, Kayan sub-tribe
Selatan, government steam-launch;
rough weather on board
Semang, the Bad Boy, folk-tale
Sembulo, Lake, an expedition to;
description of;
visit to, postponed;
the Dayaks on;
legend of the tailed people of;
second expedition to;
storms on;
depth of;
no evidence of tailed men found at
Sembulo, village of, arrival at;
mosque and cemetery of;
legend of the tailed people of;
population, Malay;
rubber gathering, chief occupation of;
natives from Bangkal brought to;
epidemic of beri-beri at;
Tamoans superseded by Malays at
Senamang River, the, natives of
Serpent, huge, man-eating;
legends of golden-horned.
See also Snake
Serrata
Shelters, in the jungle
Shield: blian's, used as musical instrument;
picture of antoh on warrior's;
of the Penihings
Shyness of natives
Siangs, the;
tatuing of
Singapore;
climate of
Singing, of Kayan women;
of head-hunters;
to cure disease;
folk-tales;
of Penyahbong chief;
of the Penyahbong men;
of blian at funeral ceremonies;
of Katingan women
Sins, kinds of, among Katingans
Skin, colour of natives';
diseases;
formations on thighs
Skins, animal, drying of;
spoiled by weather conditions
Skulls, natives unwilling to sell;
used as drinking-vessels
Slave, formerly sacrificed to attract antoh;
buried alive under houses;
stones thought to be;
debtors as;
killing of, for wealthy man's funeral;
formerly sacrificed at tiwah feast;
cuts inflicted on, when raja dies
Smallpox
Snake, poisonous;
curious adventure with;
deadly bite of black;
a fight with;
as food;
caught and set free;
huge, man-eating;
bite of cobra;
cure for bite of;
folk-tales about
Snake-bird
Snares, for catching birds
Social classes, among tribes
Soerabaia, point of steamboat connection with Borneo;
important commercial centre;
arrival at;
head-hunters imprisoned at;
an earthquake at
Soldiers, killing of, by Dayaks
Song, of native women;
of the head-hunters
Sonora Desert, the
Sophia, government steamship
Sora, folk-tale about
Souls, belief of various tribes concerning
number and location of;
departure of, through top of head;
of animals presented to soul of deceased person;
method of recalling;
of animals
Spaan, A.W.
