Note 22 — Chapter V
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Cf. Dyak custom, "When an interesting event is about to happen, the lady is secluded in a small house, where she remains for several months, during which no stranger is allowed to enter the hut."—The Head-hunters of Borneo, by Carl Bock.
The practice of couvade is said to exist among the Nicobarese, but we heard nothing of it during our visit.