Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat

Skeat, Walter William, 1866-1953

Chapter 24: 7. The eight royal tufted Lances (tombak bendrang or bandangan),

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Chapter 24: 7. The eight royal tufted Lances (tombak bendrang or bandangan),

whose bearers were followed by two personal attendants, the latter of whom attended, besides, to anything that was broken or damaged; so that the procession numbered seventeen persons in all. [53] Of the Pahang regalia I have not been able to obtain a list with any pretensions to completeness, but from a remark by Mr. Clifford (the present Resident) in one of his books, they would appear to be essentially the same as those of the other Federated States. [54] A list of the Jelebu regalia (given me by Ungku Said Kechil of Jelebu) ran as follows:--
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