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Book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters

Download or read book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters written by William Henry Furness and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Home life of Borneo Head hunters

Download or read book Home life of Borneo Head hunters written by Furness William Henry and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters

Download or read book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters written by William Henry Furness and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters

Download or read book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters written by William Henry Furness and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.

Book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters

Download or read book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters written by William Henry Furness and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-09 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters: Its Festivals and Folk-Lore While to scenery, it is distance, - and photography, - which lends enchantment, it is, on the contrary, propinquity which, in my experience, lends to the Borneo Head-Hunters and to their Home-life, a charm which cannot be wholly dispelled even by the skulls hanging from the rafters of their houses. After living among them, for months at a time, an insight is gained into their individualities and peculiarities which a casual sojourn can never disclose. Some, of course, are ill-tempered, crotchety, selfish; others, again, are mild, gentle, generous. The youths have their languishing loves, which they are eager to confide to sympathetic ears. The maidens are coy, or demure, or bashful, when their lovers are near, and delight in teasing and tormenting. The Bornean mothers and fathers think their babies the prettiest that ever were born; and the young boys are as boyish as schoolboys here at home, and are quite as up to all mischief. It is so much easier to descend than it is to rise in what we call civilization, that, before a month is passed in a Kayan or a Kenyah house, the host and hostess, who, on first sight, seemed to be uncouth savages, frightfully mutilated as to eyes, ears, and teeth, are regarded as kind-hearted, devoted friends. It becomes well-nigh impossible to realise that they cannot add the simplest of sums without the aid of fingers and toes; and that Caesar, Shakespeare, and Washington are to them meaningless, unpronounceable words. Their honesty, (in a twelve months' residence the only thing stolen from me was a tooth-powder bottle, ) their simple, childlike nature, their keen interest in the pursuit of the moment, and their vivacious excitability, place them in advance of any 'savages' with whom I have ever, in my many wanderings, come in contact. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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

Download or read book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters Its Festivals and Folk Lore written by William Henry Furness and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. 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 sev

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

Download or read book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters Its Festivals and Folk Lore written by Willian Henry Furness and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters  Its Festivals and Folk lore   With Illustrations

Download or read book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters Its Festivals and Folk lore With Illustrations written by William Henry FURNESS (M.D., F.R.G.S., of Wallingford, Pennsylvania.) and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book HOME LIFE OF BORNEO HEAD HUNTE

Download or read book HOME LIFE OF BORNEO HEAD HUNTE written by William Henry 1866-1920 Furness and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters

Download or read book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters written by William Henry Furness and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The homelife of Borneo head hunters

Download or read book The homelife of Borneo head hunters written by William Henry Furness and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters

Download or read book The Home life of Borneo Head hunters written by William Henry Furness (3rd) and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters Its Festivals and Folk  Lore   Scholar s Choice Edition

Download or read book The Home Life of Borneo Head Hunters Its Festivals and Folk Lore Scholar s Choice Edition written by William Henry Furness and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Where Hornbills Fly

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  • Author : Erik Jensen
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2010-11-30
  • ISBN : 0857719270
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Where Hornbills Fly written by Erik Jensen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once headhunters under the rule of White Rajahs and briefly colonised before independence within Malaysia, the Iban Dayaks of Borneo are one of the world's most extraordinary indigenous tribes, possessing ancient traditions and a unique way of life. As a young man Erik Jensen settled in Sarawak where he lived with the Iban for seven years, learning their language and the varied rites and practices of their lives. He was also witness to the great and often shattering changes they faced then and continue to face today. The plentiful harvests, abundant game and rivers teeming with fish of their remembered past have long since disappeared - destroyed by restrictions on settlement and, ironically, by forest conservation. The Iban's animist beliefs are slowly being replaced by the imported religions of Christianity and Islam and their traditional ways by modern schooling and medicine. In this compelling and beautifully-wrought memoir, Erik Jensen reveals the challenges facing the Iban as they adapt to another century, whilst fighting to preserve their identity and singular place in the world. Haunting, yet hopeful, Where Hornbills Fly opens a window onto a vanishing world and paints a remarkable portrait of this fragile tribe, which continues to survive deep in the heart of Borneo.

Book Everyday Life Among the Head hunters

Download or read book Everyday Life Among the Head hunters written by Dorothy Cator and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wild People

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  • Author : Andro Linklater
  • Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
  • Release : 1994-01-25
  • ISBN : 9780871134776
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Wild People written by Andro Linklater and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1994-01-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes his experiences living among the Iban, and recounts his attempts to understand their culture.

Book Folklore

Download or read book Folklore written by Joseph Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.