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The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters; Its Festivals and Folk-Lore

William Henry Furness III

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Description:Excerpt: ... hackneyed and threadbare as it is among them, is always uttered apparently in the belief that it will be received with all the applause of a novel and brilliant idea. With a wave of his hand toward the roofless rafters, Tama Aping explained, 'This end of the house is occupied by Laki Langit and his children, ' which, interpreted, means, ' Grandfather Sky and his children--the stars!' We had heard the witticism so often that it was hard to force a smile, --but we did. Let him among us, who, in describing 'full dress, ' has never called it ' war-paint' or 'best bib and tucker, ' cast the first reproach at the unsophisticated Borneans. Early on the following morning the wee pig was sacrificed on the beach and there left in its gore. Such a sacrifice, when made in ratification of a compact, renders the flesh inedible to all participants in the ceremony; hence the diminutive size of the pig. On the present occasion Aban Liah's enforced pig was so extremely small, that I saw a lean and hungry dog seize it by the head after the sacrifice was over, and, slinging the body over his back, make off toward some tall grass, where he probably devoured the whole carcass at one meal, --possibly, at one gulp. The sacrifice of the pig was certainly a beginning, but it did not seem to expedite the other ceremonies to be performed in the veranda of the house. The Kayans, never enthusiastic over this Peace-making, (which is not a fraternisation, but only an agreement not to kill each other on unprovoked raids, ) were sulking in their huts on the karangans, under the pretext of drying themselves. All the while Tama Aping Buling and his clan, and the other Tinjar Chiefs and their clans, sat wearily waiting in the veranda for the Kayans to appear. There were sevWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters; Its Festivals and Folk-Lore. To get started finding The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters; Its Festivals and Folk-Lore, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt: ... hackneyed and threadbare as it is among them, is always uttered apparently in the belief that it will be received with all the applause of a novel and brilliant idea. With a wave of his hand toward the roofless rafters, Tama Aping explained, 'This end of the house is occupied by Laki Langit and his children, ' which, interpreted, means, ' Grandfather Sky and his children--the stars!' We had heard the witticism so often that it was hard to force a smile, --but we did. Let him among us, who, in describing 'full dress, ' has never called it ' war-paint' or 'best bib and tucker, ' cast the first reproach at the unsophisticated Borneans. Early on the following morning the wee pig was sacrificed on the beach and there left in its gore. Such a sacrifice, when made in ratification of a compact, renders the flesh inedible to all participants in the ceremony; hence the diminutive size of the pig. On the present occasion Aban Liah's enforced pig was so extremely small, that I saw a lean and hungry dog seize it by the head after the sacrifice was over, and, slinging the body over his back, make off toward some tall grass, where he probably devoured the whole carcass at one meal, --possibly, at one gulp. The sacrifice of the pig was certainly a beginning, but it did not seem to expedite the other ceremonies to be performed in the veranda of the house. The Kayans, never enthusiastic over this Peace-making, (which is not a fraternisation, but only an agreement not to kill each other on unprovoked raids, ) were sulking in their huts on the karangans, under the pretext of drying themselves. All the while Tama Aping Buling and his clan, and the other Tinjar Chiefs and their clans, sat wearily waiting in the veranda for the Kayans to appear. There were sevWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters; Its Festivals and Folk-Lore. To get started finding The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters; Its Festivals and Folk-Lore, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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