Author: JONGEJANS, J.,
Title: Uit Dajakland. Kijkjes in het leven van den koppensneller en zijne omgeving.
Description: Amsterdam, Meulenhoff, 1922. Small 8°., originalclothbacked boards, title in gilt lettering on spine and upper boards, small oval illustration on upper boards with gilt tooled background, dustjacket. 290pp. num. ills. on 30 plates with captions, after authentic photographs, 3 plates with tattoo-diagrammes, a plan of a traditional long-house and a full-p. sketch-map, all in front of volume, [5]pp. of publ. list at very end. [Ons mooi Indië, series]. Illustrations, after field-photos, depict. a variety of scenieries from daily Dayak life: housing, decorated bamboo house-hold utensils, traditional cloths, woodcarvings, musical instruments, females in daily dress, males at work,&c..&tc..Author served for an extended time as a colonial civil Servant in former dutch Borneo (Westerafdeeling) and supplies ample information after own experiences and keen observations. Very good copy, WITH dustjacket, seldomly found present.

Keywords: borneo kalimantan dayak crafts ceremony tradition cultural heritage history colonialism indonesia southeast asia