Pygmies & Papuans: The Stone Age To-day in Dutch New Guinea

by A. F. R. Wollaston

INDEX

• A
• Acton, Lord, [2]
• Albinos, [110]
• Alcohol, [68]
• Amberno River, [24]
• Amboina, [14],[257];
  • communication with, [209];
  • inhabitants of, [17];
  • market at, [17]
• Ambonese coolies, [50]
• Ambonese, dress of, [17];
  • names of, [17]
• Amok, [185]
• Arafura Sea, [19], [35]
• Arfak Mountains, [23]
• Arrows, [151]
• Aru Islands, [19]
• Atap, method of making, [60]
• Atuka River, [248]
• Atjeh, [92]
• B
• Balfour, H., [202]
• Bali, [259]
• Bamboo, throwing lime from, [219]
• Banana, [17], [88]
• Banda, [16], [19], [257]
• Batavia, [3];
  • washing in, [9]
• Bees, stingless honey-, [76]
• Beetles, as food, [124];
  • larva of, [156]
• Beri-beri, [66], [193]
• Bird of Paradise, [74], [142], [159], [178], [227], [261]
• Birds, collection of, [241]
• Boat-builders, [225]
• Boni, [14]
• Bonnets of widows, [115]
• Borneo, [21]
• Boro-Boder, [11]
• Botanic station at Merauke, [224]
• Bougainville, de, [31]
• Bows, [151]
• Bridge, building a, [235]
• British New Guinea, [22]
• British Ornithologists’ Union, [1]
• Brush Turkey, [76]
• Buddhist Temples, [11]
• Buitenzorg garden, [10]
• Buleling, [258]
• Butonese, [170]
• Butterflies, [16]
• C
• Camp, health of, [58];
  • repairing, [188]
• Cannibalism, [127]
• Canoes, [219];
  • building of, [53];
  • description of, [53];
  • method of paddling, [36];
  • the price of, [55]
• Carstensz, Mt., [23], [44], [181], [212]
• Carstensz, Jan, [28], [221]
• Cape York, [28], [32]
• Carteret, Philip, [31]
• Cassowaries, [200], [214]
• Cassowary, [125], [241]
• Casuarina trees, [42]
• Cat’s cradle, [147]
• Celebes, [14]
• Celebes Trading Company, [20]
• Ceram, [14]
• Ceremonies, [131]
• Charles Louis Mountains, [23], [35], [44]
• Chief, [128]
• Children, games of, [117]
• Chinese, [17], [223], [225]
• Christians at Amboina, [17]
• Cicatrisation, [112]
• Clothing of Dutch, [9];
  • of natives, [113]
• Clouds on mountains, [45]
• Clubs, Dutch, [18];
  • stoneheaded, [149];
  • wooden, [148]
• Coal, [241]
• Coast, description of, [42];
  • navigation of, [249]
• Coconuts, [98], [223]
• Comet, Halley’s, [81]
• Convicts, [13], [93];
  • madness of, [215]
• Cook, Captain, [31], [219]
• Coolies, [15], [170], [227];
  • Ambonese, [50];
  • failure of, [231];
  • feebleness of, [51];
  • sickness of, [184]
• Corals, [16]
• Counting, [104]
• Cramer, H. A., [3], [13], [41], [46], [57], [92], [102], [231], [258]
• Crickets, a plague of, [59]
• Crocodiles, [75]
• Crowned pigeon, [74]
• Crows, pale, [77]
• Cultivation, [88];
  • in Java, [5]
• D
• Daggers of bone, [203]
• d’Albertis, [33]
• Dampier, Captain, [31], [123]
• Dancing, [143];
  • houses, [143]
• Darwin, Mt. Leonard, [239]
• Dayaks, [172], [194];
  • arrival of, [253];
  • industry of, [214]
• Dead, disposal of, [137]-140
• Death, [136]
• Digoel River, [24]
• Disease, [205]
• Djokjakarta, [11]
• Dobo, [19], [257]
• Dog, Papuan, [126]
• Dorei, [22]
• Drawing, [145]
• Drowning of sailor, [170]
• Drums, [141]
• Ducks, penguin, [11];
  • perching in trees, [86]
• Dugongs, [212]
• Dumas, J. M., [212]
• Dumas, Mr., [44]
• Dutch, Government, [3], [257];
  • food of, [7];
  • house of, [8];
  • habits of, [9];
  • tree-planting by, [15];
  • hospitality of, [18];
  • rule in New Guinea, [23];
  • explorations of, [28];
  • East India Company, [31];
  • Expeditions, [213], [216]
• E
• Earthquake at Amboina, [15]
• Effigies, carved, [131]
• Endeavour, voyage of, [31]
• Escort, [3], [13]
• Expedition, members of, [2];
  • leave Java, [13]
• F
• Fak-fak, [224]
• Families, [129]
• Festival, [134]
• Fiji, [24]
• Fire, [152]
• Fire-making, [200]
• Fish, many coloured, [16]
• Fishing-net, [120]
• Flies, a plague of, [58];
  • on water, [76]
• Flint knives, [200]
• Flood, [132], [156], [173], [178], [189]
• Flores, [24]
• Flowers, [206], [242]
• Fly River, [33], [42]
• Food of natives, [119], [124]
• Forbes, H. O., [33]
• Forest, [242]-245
• Fortnum and Mason, [68]
• Frogmouth, [77]
• G
• Garden at Amboina, [16]
• Garoet, [11]
• Geographical Society, Royal, [2]
• German New Guinea, [22]
• Ghosts, [133]
• Goa, Raja of, [14]
• Godman, F. D., [1]
• Godman, Mt., [239]
• Goodfellow, W., [2], [142], [167], [170], [172], [195]
• Grant, C. H. B., [194], [231], [241]
• Grant, W. R. Ogilvie, [1]
• Grey, Sir E., [2]
• Guillemard, [38]
• Gurkhas, [3], [156], [160], [171], [179], [194], [233]
• H
• Habbema, Lieut., [169]
• Half-castes, [6], [223]
• Halley’s Comet, [81]
• Head-rests, [152]
• Herwerden, Captain, [13]
• Hindu Temple, [259]
• Hornbills, [86]
• Houses of the natives, [96];
  • in trees, [217];
  • communal, [218]
• Humboldt Bay, [33]
• I
• Ibis, [1]
• Iguanas, [75]
• Intoxication of natives, [99]
• Incense, smell of, [238]
• Island River, Dutch Expedition, [60];
  • description of, [216]
• Iwaka River, [231]
• J
• Java, prosperity of, [5];
  • half-castes in, [6]
• Javanese soldiers, [62]
• Jew’s harp, [203]
• Jungle, clearing the, [46]
• K
• Kaiserin Augusta River, [24], [28]
• Kalff, Mr. E., [227]
• Kamura River, [175], [248]
• Kapare River, [82]
• Ké Islands, [15], [51], [257];
  • natives of, [225]
• Kingfishers, [59]
• Kloss, C. B., [253]
• Kolff, [220]
• Kris, abolition of, [7]
• L
• Language, difficulty of, [103]
• La Perouse, [32]
• La Seyne, wreck of, [3]
• Leeches, [177]
• Le Maire, Jacques, [28]
• Lombok, [258]
• Lorentz, H. A., [2], [13], [33], [34], [169], [172], [241]
• Lories, [75]
• M
• Macassar, [14]
• MacCluer Gulf, [42]
• MacCluer, John, [32]
• Macgregor, Sir W., [33]
• Malays, [185];
  • food of, [65];
  • music of, [143]
• Mangrove, [42]
• Marianne Strait, [220]
• Marriage, [116]
• Marshall, E. S., [2], [80], [82], [133], [175], [185], [231]
• Medical treatment, [167]
• Meek, Mr., [213]
• Megapode, [77]
• Meneses, Don Torge de, [27]
• Merauke, [31], [37], [222];
  • communication with, [209];
  • natives of, [226]
• Mimika, first voyage on, [39];
  • description of, [40], [71];
  • water of, [40];
  • tides on the, [57];
  • obstacles in, [78]
• Mission at Dorei, [22]
• Missions, [154]
• Mosquitoes, [211], [223]
• Motor-boat, [52], [173], [248]
• Murderer, [13], [186]
• Music, [141]
• N
• Natives, trading with, [61];
  • communicating with, [84], [102];
  • dislike of rain, [84];
  • migrations of, [95];
  • language of, [102], [Appendix C];
  • description of, [109];
  • height of, [112];
  • clothing of, [113];
  • age of, [115];
  • food of, [119], [120];
  • social system of, [128];
  • property of, [129];
  • music of, [141];
  • dancing of, [143];
  • as artists, [145];
  • mock sorrow of, [247];
  • quarrels of, [148];
  • as marksmen, [151];
  • health of, [153];
  • as carriers, [158];
  • our relations with, [163];
  • as thieves, [165]
• Naturalists, explorations by, [32]
• New Guinea, position of, [21];
  • size of, [21];
  • mountains of, [23];
  • natives of, [24];
  • discovery of, [26];
  • name of, [27];
  • recent explorations of, [33];
  • first sight of, [35];
  • shore of, [36];
  • lack of food, [65];
  • rivers of, [24], [83], [181];
  • departure from, [257]
• Newton, Professor Alfred, [1]
• Nias, [13], [35]
• Nimé, dancing house at, [252]
• Noord River, [2], [13], [33], [34]
• Nouhuys, J. W. van, [169]
• Numerals, [104]
• O
• Obota, [83]
• Ogilvie-Grant, W. R., [1]
• P
• Palm, coconut, [98]
• Pandanus, [10], [243]
• Papua, [22];
  • meaning of, [25]
• Papuans, description of, [25], [109];
  • behavior of, [37];
  • dress of, [37], [113];
  • apathy of, [38], [45];
  • asleep, [39];
  • dancing, [41], [143];
  • as traders, [45];
  • communicating with, [84];
  • dislike of rain, [84];
  • food of, [91];
  • migrations of, [95];
  • drink of, [99];
  • language of, [102], [Appendix C];
  • height of, [112];
  • age of, [115];
  • social system of, [128];
  • property of, [129];
  • music of, [141];
  • as artists, [145];
  • quarrels of, [148];
  • as marksmen, [151];
  • health of, [153]
• Paradise, bird of, [74], [142]
• Parimau, arrival at, [56], [155];
  • departure from, [247]
• Payment of natives, [163]
• Peace-offering, [166]
• Pearls, [20]
• Pearl-shell, [20]
• Penguin ducks, [11]
• Periepia, [85]
• Petroleum, [241]
• Pickles, [68]
• Pig, [125], [133]-136
• Pigeons, crowned, [31], [74]
• Pineapples, [101]
• Plants, [231]
• Plants at Buitenzorg, [10]
• Ponies, [259]
• Pool, Thomas, [30]
• Port Moresby, natives of, [213]
• Portuguese, remains of, [17];
  • navigators, [27]
• Precipice, [239]
• Prince Frederick Henry Island, [220]
• Propeller, loss of, [250]
• Provisions, storing of, [66];
  • packing of, [68];
  • depôt of, [176]
• Pygmies, discovery of, [157];
  • visit to, [159];
  • dress of, [161];
  • description of, [161], [197];
  • voices of, [162];
  • visit Parimau, [196];
  • measurements of, [197], [Appendix B];
  • ornaments of, [199];
  • possessions of, [199];
  • methods of smoking, [202];
  • village of, [203];
  • houses of, [205];
  • women of, [206];
  • intelligence of, [207];
  • distribution of, [208]
• R
• Races, mixture of, [6];
  • harmony of, [19]
• Raffles, Sir Stamford, [5], [10]
• Rain, [79]
• Rattan, [243]
• Rawling, C. G., [2], [82], [156], [174]-5, [195], [219], [248]
• Relationship, [105]
• Reptiles, [168]
• Retes, Ynigo Ortiz de, [27]
• Rice, [65];
  • cultivation in Java, [5]
• Rifle bird, [159]
• Rijst-tafel, [7]
• Rivers, branching, [83];
  • crossing, [236];
  • in New Guinea, [24]
• Robinson, H. C., [194]
• Roebuck, voyage of, [31]
• Ruwenzori, [2], [238]
• S
• Sago, [65], [89]-92
• St. Nicholas, feast of, [6], [228]
• Sandpiper, [86]
• Sarawak, H. H. the Raja of, [253]
• Sarong, [10]
• Schouten Islands, [27]
• Schouten, Willem, [28]
• Screw-pines, [10], [243]
• Sea, depth of, [19]
• Sea-snakes, [215]
• Seasons, [79];
  • wet, [192]
• Shackleton Expedition, [67]
• Sharks, fishing for, [46]
• Shortridge, G. C., [2], [172], [194], [210]
• Sickness, [171]-192
• Sindanglaya, [11]
• Skulls, preservation of, [139]
• Smith, Stamford, [90]
• Snakes, [167]
• Snow Mountains, [1], [23], [33];
  • discovery of, [29];
  • first sight of, [35];
  • distant view of, [43];
  • attempt to reach, [229]
• Social system, [128]
• Soldiers, native, [92]
• Songs, [142]
• Spanish navigators, [27]
• Spears, [151]
• Spices, Dutch monopoly of, [31]
• Spiders, tameness of, [58]
• Stalker, W., [2], [14], [51];
  • death of, [47];
  • funeral of, [49]
• Steam-launch, [52], [170]
• Stone Age, [151]
• Stone implements, [150]
• Stones, gifts of, [87]
• Sugar-palm, [99]
• Sumbawa, [258]
• Superstitions, [131]
• Swift, Moustached, [241]
• Swimming, [117]
• T
• Tapiro (see Pygmies)
• Tasman, [30]
• Tattooing, [112]
• Tears, a welcome of, [41]
• Temples at Boro-Boder, [11]
• Ternate, Sultan of, [22];
  • traders of, [89]
• Thunderstorms, [79], [132]
• Tides of the river, [57]
• Timura River, [251]
• Tobacco, [38], [202];
• cultivation of, [88]
• Torres, Luis Vaz de, [27]
• Torres Strait, [32]
• Tosari, [12]
• Track, used by natives, [176];
  • cutting a, [183]
• Trade goods, [63]
• Transport, difficulty of, [52]
• Travelling, difficult, [230]
• Trees, [216], [243];
  • falling at night, [77];
  • cutting down, [187];
  • houses in, [217]
• Tuaba River, [175]
• Tugeri, [23]
• Tugeri tribe, [222]
• U
• Utakwa, Dutch expedition to, [210]
• Utakwa River, [4], [33], [210]
• V
• Van der Bie, [212]
• Vanilla, [159]
• Vegetation, [237]
• View, a rare, [240]
• Volcano, [15]
• Volcanoes in Java, [5], [12]
• W
• Wailing at death, [137]
• Wakatimi, arrival at, [40];
  • camp at, [46];
  • description of, [95];
  • departure from, [255]
• Wallaby, [125]
• Wallace, A. R., [16], [20], [33], [38], [91], [244]
• Wamberi Merbiri, [203]
• Wania, excursion to, [249]
• Wania River, [236], [239], [249]
• Wataikwa, [231]
• Wataikwa River, [175]
• Water, lack of, [237];
  • squeezed from moss, [238]
• Water-lilies, [10]
• Weather, [79]
• Wilhelmina, Mt., [23], [45], [169], [220]
• Wives, number of, [116]
• Women, 148;
  • clothing of, [114];
  • treatment of, [130];
  • dress of Dutch, [9];
  • Pygmies, [206]

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PART OF
DUTCH NEW GUINEA
drawn by
Captain. C. G. Rawling, C.I.E. and M^r. E. Marshall, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
to illustrate the explorations of
THE BRITISH EXPEDITION
1909-11.

—Note—

This map is based on a plane table survey, adjusted to points fixed by theodolite angles, and astronomical observations for latitude and azimuth. Heights of peaks are from theodolite vertical angles.

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PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES.

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