CHAPTER VII

THE FAUNA OF THE ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS 320

APPENDICES

A.--AVERAGE WIND AND WEATHER IN THE ANDAMANS 335

B.--PRINCIPAL FOREST TREES OF THE ANDAMANS 336

C.--NOTES ON THE PRODUCE OF THE ANDAMAN FORESTS 339

D.--CENSUS, ANDAMAN ISLANDS, 1901 342

E.--GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AT PORT BLAIR 343

F.--MEASUREMENTS OF SOME ANDAMANESE MET AT RUTLAND ISLAND 344

G.--PRINCIPAL FLORA OF THE NICOBARS 345

H.--CENSUS, NICOBAR ISLANDS, 1901 AND 1886 350

I.--TRADE ARTICLES AND THEIR VALUE IN THE NICOBARS 351

J.--PRESENTS AND BARTER IN DEMAND DURING THE CRUISE OF THE _TERRAPIN_ 352

K.--MEASUREMENTS OF SOME NICOBARESE AND SHOM PE[.N] 353

INDEX 359

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The "Terrapin" in Kwang-tung Strait _Frontispiece_

Andaman and Nicobar Islands _To face page_ 8

The Landing-place, Barren Island " " 10

The Eruptive Cone, Barren Island " " 12

Ross Island (northern extremity) " " 20

Andamanese Men " " 22

Andamanese Women " " 24

Andamanese Shelter " " 28

Oenge Hut, Little Andaman " " 40

In the Village of M[=u]s, Kar Nicobar " " 44

Kar Nicobarese Family and Dwelling-house, with Lounge beneath " " 46

A Kitchen House, M[=u]s Village (showing method of construction) " " 48

Death House, Hospitals, Maternity Houses, and Burial-grod, M[=u]s Village " " 50

"Talik N'gi" (The Place of the Baby), M[=u]s Village " " 52

Kar Nicobarese " " 54

"Friend of England" " " 56

Mission Boys and Burmese Teacher, Kar Nicobar " " 60

Women and Children, Kar Nicobar " " 64

Terrapin Bay, Tilanchong " " 66

A Megapode " " 68

A Megapode Mound " " 70

Inuanga Village, Nankauri Harbour " " 78

Nankauri Canoe, with Festival Decorations " " 80

Kitchen and Dwelling-house, with Festival Tree, Nankauri " " 82

Tanamara's "Kareau" " " 84

Nankauri Man with Dancing Collar and Painted Nose " " 86

Group of Dancers, Nankauri Harbour " " 88

Nankauri Man with Silver Necklace " " 90

Objects from Nankauri Harbour " " 94

Dwelling-houses, Dring Harbour, Kamorta (partially constructed, and complete) " " 98

Fig Tree with Aereal Roots, Little Nicobar " " 122

Houses, Pulo Milo " " 124

Jungle Vegetation, Little Nicobar " " 126

Man with Pandanus Fruit, Kondul " " 132

Boys of Kondul " " 138

West Coast of Great Nicobar " " 140

Man and Woman of the Shom Pe[.n], and a Nicobarese " " 142

A Village of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 144

Women and Girls of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 146

Men of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 148

Men of the Shom Pe[.n] (in profile) " " 150

Hut of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 152

Canoe at Pulo Nyur, Great Nicobar " " 154

Huts of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 158

Men and a Boy of Great Nicobar " " 160

On the Galathea River, Great Nicobar " " 162

Galathea River (highest point reached) " " 164

Hydrographical Chart of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands " " 166

Oenge Man, Little Andaman " " 186

Andamanese Objects " " 188

Oenge Visitor at Rutland Island " " 190

Andamanese Bamboo Buckets and Cane Baskets (conical); also Nicobarese Cane Baskets (5), with Tray and Bucket of Spathe " " 200

Men of the Shom Pe[.n]; Men of the Shom Pe[.n] (in profile) " " 214

Women of the Shom Pe[.n]; Women of the Shom Pe[.n] (in profile) " " 216

Women of the Shom Pe[.n]; Women of the Shom Pe[.n] (in profile) " " 218

Huts of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 220

Man of Nankauri; A Headman of the Shom Pe[.n] " " 222

"Tanamara" of Nankauri; "Tanamara" of Nankauri (in profile); A Headman of the Shom Pe[.n]; Headman of the Shom Pe[.n] (in profile) " " 224

Man of Kar Nicobar; Woman of Kar Nicobar; Kar Nicobar Boy (showing Epicanthus); Kar Nicobar Boy (in profile, showing Prognathism) " " 226

Woman and Man Wearing the "Ta-Choekla," Kar Nicobar " " 228

Man and Woman of Kar Nicobar (in profile) " " 230

Specimens of "Henta-koi," made and first used in times of sickness to frighten away the offending evil spirits " " 232

A "Henta," painted and first suspended inside hut in time of sickness, to gratify good spirits and scare away demons. (Specimen from Nankauri) " " 234

Old Nicobarese Skirt, "Ngong" " " 248

Baskets, Troughs, and Areca Spathe Feeding-dish, Nicobar Islands " " 252

Group of Kar Nicobarese " " 284

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

PAGE Little Andaman Canoe 41

"Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits 44

Oil Press (Kar Nicobar) 53

"Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits 78

Chaura Pottery 108

Shom Pe[.n] Cooking-vessel (Great Nicobar) 148

Iron Buffalo and Pig Spears 221

"Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits (Kachal) 231

Nicobarese Talisman 232

"Scare-devil," or device for exorcising evil spirits (Kachal) 232

Female Talisman (Kachal); Female Talisman, "Kario" (Nankauri) 234

1, Shom Pe[.n] Spear (Great Nicobar). 2 and 3, "Hanoi cha," Canoe Decorations for bow, stern, and outrigger (Kar Nicobar). 4, Turtle Spear. 5 and 6, Wooden Fishing Spears. 7, Ornamental Canoe Stern-piece, "Misoka ap" (Kar Nicobar). 8, 9, and 10, Iron Fishing Spears 244

IN THE ANDAMANS AND

NICOBARS