PLATE 7.—PĔNANGGALAN AND LANGSUIR.
Models of the Pĕnanggalan and Langsuir, the former being the head on the left. Note the length
of the Langsuir’s nails.
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In their wild state, a Malay once informed me, these woman-vampires are
exceedingly fond of fish, and once and again may be seen “sitting in crowds on
the fishing-stakes at the river mouth awaiting an opportunity to steal the fish.”
However that may be, it seems curiously in keeping with the following charm
for “laying” a Langsuir:—