The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Parameter sea cow, found on the south coast of Java; when stranded at high tide people sometimes strike them on the head, at which time they say, the creature begins to weep, and the tears are collected and dried in the sun to form a white powder that is mixed with fragrant oil and used to make a mark by the outer edge of the eyebrow in order to produce or enhance fertility. [0b096d9ed869d257a369edc626de9461]