"Domeat"-Malay Traders-Trade Prices-The Shom Pen Language- Place Names-Pulo Bábi-The Growth of Land-Climbing a Palm Tree-Servitude-Population-Views on Marriage with the Aborigines -Towards the Interior-A Shom Pen Village-The Inhabitants- Canoe-building-Barter-The West Coast-South Bay-Walker Island Position Soundings Relationship - Islands - Area - Great Andaman Mountains-Little Andaman-Rivers-Coral Banks-Scenery-Har- bours - Timber — Flora — Climate-Cyclones—Geology-Minerals- Subsidence-Earthquakes-History - Aborigines - Convicts and the Penal System-Growth and Resources of the Settlement-Products and The Nicobar Islands and their Aborigines-The Islands-Coral Banks- Nankauri Harbour-Population-Geology-Earthquakes-Climate- Flora-History-The Shom Pen: their Derivation, Appearance, Houses, Gardens, Cooking-vessel, Domestic Animals, Manufactures, Trade, Clothing, Headmen, Position of Women, Disposition, Diseases. The Evolution of the Nicobarese-Description-Character-Language- Legends of Origin-Origin of Coco Palms-Invention of Punishments Superstitious Beliefs-Diseases - Medicines - Marriage - Matriarchal Polygamy Courtship Property - Takoia - Headmen-Social State-Position of Women and Children-Domestic Animals Weapons - Tools - Fishing-Turtle-Food-Beverages- Narcotics and Stimulants-Cleanliness-Clothing-Ornaments-Coif- The Feast of Exhumation-A Scene in the Graveyard—“Katap-hang". “Kiala”—“Enwan-n'gi"-Fish Charms-Canoe Offerings-"Ramal" -“Gnunota”—-Converse with the Dead-" Kewi-apa"-"Maya”- Yintovná Siya"-Exorcism-" Tanangla "-Other Ceremonies-The "Sano-kuv "The "Mafai"-The "Tamiluana"-Mafai Ceremonies -Burial-Mourning-Burial Scenes-The Origin of Village Gardens -Destruction of Gardens-Eclipses-Canoe-buying-Dances-Quarrels -"Amok "-Wizardry-Wizard Murders-Suicides-Land Sale and Tenure-Dislike to Strangers-Cross-bow Accidents-Canoe Voyages— Kar Nicobarese Family and Dwelling-house, with Lounge beneath A Kitchen House, Mus Village (showing method of construction). Death House, Hospitals, Maternity Houses, and Burialground, Mūs Village * Kitchen and Dwelling-house, with Festival Tree, Nankauri Tanamara's "Kareau" 66 66 90 94 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Dwelling-houses, Dring Harbour, Kamorta (partially con structed, and complete). Fig Tree with Aëreal Roots, Little Nicobar "Man and Woman of the Shom Pen, and a Nicobarese XV Galathea River (highest point reached) Hydrographical Chart of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Andamanese Objects Öngé Visitor at Rutland Island Andamanese Bamboo Buckets and Cane Baskets (conical); also Nicobarese Cane Baskets (5), with Tray and Bucket of Spathe Men of the Shom Pen; Men of the Shom Pen (in profile) 'Women of the Shom Pen; Women of the Shom Pen (in 'Man of Nankauri; A Headman of the Shom Pen Man of Kar Nicobar; Woman of Kar Nicobar; Kar Nicobar 'Woman and Man Wearing the "Tá-Chökla,” Kar Nicobar sickness to frighten away the offending evil spirits 216 A "Hentá," painted and first suspended inside hut in time of sickness, to gratify good spirits and scare away demons. (Specimen from Nankauri) Old Nicobarese Skirt, "Ngong " Baskets, Troughs, and Areca Spathe Feeding-dish, Nicobar . To face page 234 232 234 "Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits (Kachal) Nicobarese Talisman "Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits (Kachal) 1, Shom Pen Spear (Great Nicobar). 2 and 3, "Hanoi cha,” Canoe 244 |