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TERNATE 33 TOPOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL DESCRIPTIONS is collecting tripang (sea cucumbers) and turtles; both are harpooned with a pointed instrument. This harpoon arrangement is provided with a heavy plummet to help it sink more rapidly, while the upper end is made of wood with an opening for attaching a rope, and the other end is held by the harpooner. Usually, the fishermen never miss the Holothurians (sea cucumbers or tripang) at a depth of ten fathoms. In calm weather they will throw the harpoon as deep as twenty fathoms and catch small tripang species, the body completely transfixed by the iron hook; when [p. 51] the water ripples slightly they flatten the surface by spitting the chewed, oilrich kernel of a coconut onto it. In this way they can see their prey better. For catching turtles, the harpoon is fitted with a bigger hook and a heavier plummet since turtles are very strong. The turtles are only slightly damaged in the catch and the younger ones are well taken care of and fed on small fish until the price for their valuable shells mounts higher. The catch often takes place on dark nights, either at spots which the turtles are known to frequent, or by attentively observing where they come to the surface to breathe. 22 The fishermen also keep themselves occupied with shark hunting. For that purpose, ten or twelve dried coconut shells are strung on a rope and dropped into the sea; the sharks are attracted by the noise made in the water by the movement of the shells and are then caught with normal bait on the line. The dorsal fin and the tail are in particularly great demand—if they have been dried with care, they will fetch f50.- from the Chinese. Some of the Bajorese live on their proas together with wife and family. They are most comfortable there, in the midst of an accumulation of dirt. Others keep their possessions in roughly-made sheds with raised bamboo floors so that at high tide the seawater does not reach them. Notwithstanding these unattractive surroundings, they are not without means and do a busy trade. Their food is relatively varied, sago alternated with rice and maize while the sea supplies them with all kinds of shrimps and mussels in addition to fish. Among the latter the jihi, which resembles our oyster and which attaches itself to the irregularly twisted roots of the [p. 52] Rhizophores, and the kalonde (mollusc with a flat shell), the species which in Java is called simping, are particularly good. They are a good sort of people. Nobody understands their language, but almost all of them know Malay. You will never meet them without their offering a small present as a token of their kind disposition towards the government. In former days, when these eastern waters were infested with pirates, they were often exposed to attacks and many of them were carried off as slaves. They feel safe now for the very reason that they live on the Fatahoi Ngoomi and Mare Payung Ngohia Ou Lako Raha Jiko Pece-pece Campen’s statement that Sidangoli used to be called Mangoli was flatly denied by my informants. 22 [p. 51, n. 1] The harpoon used for catching tripang is called ladung bala by the Bajorese; the one used for catching turtles is called ladung kulitan. Bala and kulitan are the Bajorese words for tripang and turtle. The lances with which the turtles and other animals are speared in the water are called bakal in Bajorese. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES DIGITAL EDITION
TERNATE 34 TOPOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL DESCRIPTIONS water, and they are grateful for the calm that the continuous cruising of warships in these waters has brought them. This may be the reason for their tributes to touring officials. Time passes quickly, for there are so many things to see. We have no opportunity to visit the interior since there are no passages through the virgin forest. After a few days, the return journey begins. When the Sultan’s proa approaches the island of <strong>Ternate</strong>, people of all ages run out to see the festive homecoming. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES DIGITAL EDITION
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