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... Dyak shields , pa- rangs and huge straw hats with a symmetrical decoration in gay colours . Long cane chairs . Pieces of Brunei brass ware . Orchids in a vase . The table was covered with a dingy Dyak cloth . On a rough wooden shelf ...
... Dyak shields , pa- rangs and huge straw hats with a symmetrical decoration in gay colours . Long cane chairs . Pieces of Brunei brass ware . Orchids in a vase . The table was covered with a dingy Dyak cloth . On a rough wooden shelf ...
Page 210
... Dyak and Malay like a native ; he was born in the country and knows the native mind better than he knows the English . He got engaged to a girl on one of his leaves in England , but the thought of his native family harassed him so that ...
... Dyak and Malay like a native ; he was born in the country and knows the native mind better than he knows the English . He got engaged to a girl on one of his leaves in England , but the thought of his native family harassed him so that ...
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