Part 17 (1/2)

Biajau [male]

Complicated serial geometrical designs, scrolls, zoomorphs, etc.

Almost the whole body including the face amongst some of the sub-tribes.

With some sub-tribes to signify success in war and love, manual dexterity, etc.

[female]

? ? as with Long Glat.

Ot-Danum, Ulu Ajar, etc.

[male]

Curved lines, discs, and simple geometrical designs.

On breast, stomach, outside of arms and thighs, calf of leg.

? None.

In some cases a sign of bravery.

[female]

Simple designs like those of the Uma Tow Kenyahs (low-cla.s.s [female] [female]). High-cla.s.s [female] [female] like Long Glat?

s.h.i.+n, thigh, and calf of leg.

Kahayan [male]

Chequer design.

On breast, stomach, throat, arms.

Bakatan and Ukit [male]

Chiefly scroll and circle designs. Nearly all represented in ”negative.”

Jaws, throat, breast, back, shoulders, forearms, thighs, calf of leg, ankles, feet and backs of hands.

Obsolete.

Sign of bravery and experience in war, symbol of maturity.

[female]

Anthropomorphic, lines, representation of a bead.

Forearms, wrist, metacarpals.

None.

Ornament.

Sea-Dayak [male]