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CHAP. IX NEGRITOS OF KEDAH 417<br />

(5) Bottom panel <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> quiver<br />

Deer-slots, These are distinguished from <strong>the</strong><br />

—<br />

rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> designs by <strong>the</strong> scraping <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> outer cuticle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bamboo over certain<br />

parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> design that are darker than <strong>the</strong><br />

rest. The parts thus scraped are polished<br />

with wax, which gives <strong>the</strong>m a reddish tinge.<br />

(6) Borders are added to all <strong>the</strong> panels<br />

Hawks' eyes (" mata lang ").<br />

Although I was able without much difficulty to get <strong>the</strong><br />

explanation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> foregoing details, I had less<br />

success with <strong>the</strong> remaining portions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> patterns,<br />

though most likely <strong>the</strong> objects in <strong>the</strong> second panel<br />

{a) were meant to attract <strong>the</strong> various kinds <strong>of</strong> land-<br />

tortoise portrayed in <strong>the</strong> second panel (

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