Note 357 — Chapter II · GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SLAVERY.
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Among the Hill- or Land-Dyaks (Orang Gunong) slavery in the restricted sense and slave-trade did not exist, but, says Low: “the system of slave-debtors is carried on, though to a very small extent”. Later on this kind of slavery also disappeared347.
The Dyaks on the Barito have slaves and pawns348.
The Sea-Dyaks also keep slaves, but not many349.
Slavery equally exists among the
Dyaks on Rejang river350,
Biadju-Dyaks351,
Ot-danoms352,
Olo-ngadju353,
Dyaks of Tompassuk354,
Kayans on the Mendalam355,
Kayans on the Upper Mahakam356,
Muruts357,
Dyaks of Sambas358,
Kindjin Dyaks359,
Dyaks of Pasir360.
Denison informs us that the Dusuns have no slaves361.
Von Dewall, in his notes on the Dyaks of Matan or Kaping, speaks of slaves of the chief. Whether these are the only slaves does not appear362.
Of the Dyaks of Simpang he says the same, and adds that pawning is unknown amongst them. Here too we cannot arrive at a clear conclusion363.
The Rambai- and Sebruang-Dyaks probably have no slaves; for it is stated, that their chiefs have no privileges; only, when some accident, illness for instance, prevents them from cultivating their own rice-fields, this is done by the people364. If there were slaves, the chiefs would not have to cultivate their own rice-fields. Moreover our informant, in his fairly detailed description, would probably have mentioned slavery, if it existed.