Chapter III: The Kayans of Baram

Unaccountable Panic--Man Overboard--Fishing--Coast
Scenery--Baram Point--Floating Drift--Pretty Coast to
Labuan--Thunder and Lightning Bay--Bar of the Brunei--River
Scenery--The Capital--Little Children in Canoes--Floating
Market--Kayan Attack--The Present Sultan’s
Story--Fire-arms--Devastation of the Interior--Customs
of the Kayans--Upas Tree--View of the Capital--The
Fountains--The Baram--Kayan Stratagem--Wild Cattle--Banks
of the River--Gading Hill--Ivory--Elephants on
North-east Coast--Hunting--Startling Appearance--Town
of Langusin--Salutes--First Interview--Graves--Wandering
Kanowits--Appearance of the Kayans--Visit
Singauding--Religion--Houses--Huge Slabs--Skulls--Women
tattooed--Mats--Visit the Chiefs--Drinking Chorus--Extempore
Song--Head-hunting--Effect of Spirits--Sacrifice--Ceremony
of Brotherhood--Effect of Newly-cleared
Jungle--War Dance--Firewood--Customs--Origin of
Baram Kayans--Vocabularies--Trade--Birds’ Nests--Destruction
of Wealth--Manners and Customs--Iron--Visit
Edible Birds’ Nest Caves--The Caves--Narrow
Escape--Two Kinds of Swallows--Neat House--Visit of
Singauding--Visit to Si Obong--Her Dress--Hip-lace--Her
Employments--Farewell Visit--Fireworks--Smelting
Iron--Accident--Departure--Kayans Cannibals--Anecdotes--Former
Method of Trading--Unwelcome Visitors 79