. Les tribus païennes de Bornéo ; une description de leur santé physique, morale et intellectuelle, l'état avec une certaine discussion de leurs relations ethniques. Car c'est utilisé dans la guerre, notonly mais aussi à des fins diverses, telles que le bas du sous-bois s'en jungle, coupe les rotins et bambous, les façonner ofwooden met en œuvre. L'arme deuxième en importance est la lance(PI. 92). Elle est composée d'une lame en acier, sur onefoot de longueur, dont la partie la plus large (2 pouces) entre un an est d'environ quatre pouces de l'extrémité. La pointe et les bords latéraux de la lame sont tranchants, et haft est lashe

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. The pagan tribes of Borneo; a description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition, with some discussion of their ethnic relations. for it is used notonly in warfare, but also for a variety of purposes, such as the hewing down of jungle undergrowth, cutting rattans and bamboos, the rough shaping ofwooden implements. The weapon second in importance is the spear(PI. 92). It consists of a flat steel blade, about onefoot in length, of which the widest part (between oneand two inches) is about four inches from the tip.The tip and lateral edges of the blade are sharp, andits haft is lashed with strips of rattan to the end ofa wooden shaft. The extremity of the haft is bentoutwards from the shaft, to prevent its beingdragged off from the latter. The shaft is of toughwood and about seven feet in length ; its butt endis usually shod with iron. The spear is used notonly for thrusting, but also as a javelin and as aparrying stick for warding off the spears hurled bythe foe. It is always carried in the boat whentravelling on the river, or in the hand duringexcursions in the jungle. The blow-pipe, which projects a poisoned dart.. •m :W I III Plate 92. SPEARS AND PADDLES (KAYAN AND KLEMANTAN). WAR i6i is used by many of the Kayans in hunting, but ishardly regarded as a weapon for serious use inwarfare. Beside the principal spear, two or three shortspears or javelins, sometimes merely pointed barsof hardwood, are usually carried in the left handwhen an attack is being made. Beside the sword and the spears the onlyweapons commonly used are heavy bars of iron-wood, sharpened at both ends and flung so as totwirl rapidly in the air. They are chiefly used indefending houses from attack, a store of them beingkept in the house. For the defence of a houseagainst an expected attack, short sharp stakes ofsplit bamboo are thrust slantingly into the ground, so as to present the fire-hardened tip towards thefeet of the oncoming foe. The interior peoples have long possessed acertain

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