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The Sea Dayaks at the present day are, as far as the men are concerned, the most extensively tatued tribe in Borneo, with the exception of the Bakatans, Ukits, Kahayans, and Biajau; nevertheless, from a long-continued and close study of their tatu, we are forced to the conclusion that the practice and the designs have been entirely borrowed from other tribes, but chiefly from the Kayans.
Tatu design on front of leg of the same Kalabit woman. D = BETIK KARAWIN; E = UJAT BATU, hill-tops. From a drawing. Tatu design on the forearm of an Uma Long woman. From a drawing. Tatu design on arms and torso of a Biajau man of low class. From a drawing by a Maloh. Tatu design on leg of Biajau man of low class. From a drawing by a Maloh. Tatu design on shin of Biajau woman of low class.
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