CHAPTER XXV
PEACE-MAKING AT BARAM
Padi competition—Obstacle race—Speech-making—The Lirong _jawa_—Fracas and reconciliation—Tuba-fishing in Logan Ansok—Great boat-race—Monster public meeting—Enthusiastic speeches, and Madangs formally received into the Baram Administrative District _Page_ 401-415
INDEX _Page_ 417-426
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
The Scott-Keltie Falls, Mt. Dulit, Baram District, Sarawak _Frontispiece_
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I. A. Ari, the Mamoose of Mer 18 B. Pasi, the Mamoose of Dauar
II. A. Rain Shrine, Mer 34 B. Doiom with Bull-roarer
III. A. Ulai 40 B. A Top-spinning Match, Mer
IV. A. Removing Sand from a Copper Maori 41 B. A Murray Island Feast
V. A, B, C. The Dance of the Malu Zogole 48
VI. A. The Malu Ceremony at Las 49 B. Ulai singing Malu songs into a Phonograph: Gasu is beating the Malu drum
VII. A. The Shrine of Zabarker 54 B. Tomog Zogo
VIII. A. The Islands of Waier and Dauar from the beach of Mer, with a Fish Shrine in the foreground 64 B. U Zogo, the Coconut Shrine of Dauar
IX. A. Debe Wali and his Wife 72 B. Jimmy Rice and his Wife
X. A. Iasa, Kiwai 99 B. Side view of the Soko-Korobe Clan-house at Iasa
XI. A. Waria, Peter, Tom, and Gizu of Mabuiag 123 B. Nēĕt, or Platform from which Dugong are harpooned
XII. A. Man dressed up for the Death Dance 139 B. Divining Skulls: 1. Skull of Magau of Nagir; 2. A Murray Island Skull
XIII. A. The Marine Village of Gaile 206 B. Bulaa
XIV. A. Girls of Babaka dressed for the Annual Ceremony 218 B. Girls on the Dubu at Babaka for the Annual Ceremony
XV. A. Hollowing out a Canoe with Stone Adzes at Keapara 220 B. A Bulaa girl being tattooed
XVI. A. A Native of Bulaa 223 B. A Bulaa youth with Ringworm
XVII. A. Dubu at Kamali 232 B. Dubu Dance at Gomoridobo
XVIII. A. Udia and Daube, Taburi, Koiari 243 B. Elevara, Port Moresby, with the London Missionary Society’s Station in the background
XIX. A. Gewe, Chief of Agi, when deprived of his Hat 245 B. Gewe, with his Hat restored
XX. A. Tree House at Gasiri 248 B. Pottery-making at Hanuabada, Port Moresby
XXI. A. A Mekeo Ibitoe 256 B. Masked Man, Kaivakuku, of Waima, Mekeo District
XXII. A. Mohu, Mekeo District 268 B. Marea at Mohu
XXIII. A. Regatta at Kuching 280 B. View from Kaban Hill, with the Brunei Hills in the distance
XXIV. A. Brunei 290 B. A Family Bathe
XXV. A. Orang Kaya Tumonggong Lawai, a Long Pata Chief in war costume, with a Kenyah shield 300 B. A Sleeping-hut in the Jungle
XXVI. A. Ascending a Rapid 306 B. House of the Orang Bukits at Long Linai, Tutau River
XXVII. A. Punans 320 B. A Lelak man with typical Tattooing on shoulders and upper arms
XXVIII. A. Side view of a Kayan House 331 B. Verandah of a Kayan House at Long Lama, Baram River
XXIX. A. Shrine outside Tama Bulan’s House 376 B. Bulan C. Saba Irang, the Head Chief of the Madangs
XXX. A. Skull Trophy in a Kayan House 396 B. Skull Trophies in Aban Abit’s House at Long Tisam, Barawan tribe
XXXI. A. Beating Tuba and baling the Infusion out of a Canoe 408 B. Penchallong prepared for the Great Peace-making
The photographs for Plates i.-iv. A., vi. B., vii. B., viii. B.-xi. A., xii. A., xiii.-xvi., xvii. A., xviii. A., xix.-xxii. were taken by the late A. Wilkin; those for Plates xvii. B., xxv. A., xxvii. B., xxx. A. were taken by C. G. Seligmann; Plate iv. B. by Dr. C. S. Myers; xii. B. by H. Oldland; and the Frontispiece and Plates v., vii. A., viii. A., xviii. B., xxiii., xxiv., xxv. B., xxvi., xxvii. A., xxviii., xxix., xxx. B., xxxi. by the Author. Plates vi. A. and xi. B. were drawn from photographs taken by the Author by his brother Trevor Haddon. With the exception of Plate xxx. B. none of the photographs have been retouched.
The skulls depicted on the cover are drawn from a photograph of a trophy collected by the Author at Mawatta, p. 115.
LIST OF FIGURES IN THE TEXT
FIG. PAGE
1. The Hill of Gelam, Murray Island 15
2. Murray Island from the south 16
3. Waier and Dauar 17
4. Model of the Bomai Mask of the Malu Ceremonies 47
5. Pepker, the Hill-maker 65
6. Ziai Neur Zogo, a Therapeutic Shrine 65
7. Native drawings of some of the Nurumara (totems) of Kiwai 102
8. Agricultural Charms of Kiwai 105
9. Neur Madub, a Love Charm 106
10. Shell Hoe used by the Natives of Parama 110
11. Bamboo Beheading-knife and Head Carrier, Mawatta 115
12. The Kwod, or Ceremonial Ground, in Pulu 139
13. Drawing by Gizu of a Danilkau, the Buffoon of the Funeral Ceremonies 140
14. Drawing by Gizu of Mŭri ascending a Waterspout 141
15. Dugong Harpoon and Dart 149
16. Marine Plants (_Cymodocea_) on which the Dugong Feeds 152
17. Drawing by Gizu of the Method of Harpooning a Dugong 153
18. Wooden Dugong Charm from Moa 154
19. Drawing by Gizu of Dorgai Metakorab and Bu 167
20. House on Piles at Saibai, with the lower portion screened with leaves 173
21. Restoration of the Kwod in Tut during the Initiation Period 177
22. Restoration of the Kwod in Yam 179
23. Rock Pictographs in Kiriri 185
24. Umbalako (Bull-roarers) of the Yaraikanna Tribe, Cape York 191
25. Irupi Dance, Babaka 217
26. Palm-leaf Toys, Bulaa 226
27. Tattooing in the Mekeo District 260
28. Afu, or Taboo Signal, Inawi 271
29. Boys at Veifaa dressed up as Fulaari 275
30. Kayan Tattoo Designs 306
31. Berantu Ceremony of the Orang Bukit 307
32. Butiong in a Lelak House 333
33. Sarcophagus of a Boy in a Barawan House 334
34. Praying to a Pig in a Barawan House 336
35. Mount Dulit from Long Aaiah Kechil 347
36. Long Sulan 361
37. Kedaman and Kelebong at Long Sulan 362
38. Stone Implements from the Baram District, Sarawak 369
39. Magical Stone Hook 371
40. Figure-heads of Canoes, Baram District 407
All the above illustrations except Figs. 13, 14, 17, and 19 were drawn by the Author.
LIST OF MAPS
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Map of Torres Straits 13
Sketch Map of British New Guinea 195
Map of the Central District, British New Guinea 237
Map of the Mekeo District, British New Guinea 263
Sketch Map of the Baram District, Sarawak 295
Geological Sketch Map of Borneo 313
THE LOST LEGION
And some of us drift to Sarawak, And some of us drift up the Fly.
_The Seven Seas_, by RUDYARD KIPLING
HEAD-HUNTERS
BLACK, WHITE, AND BROWN