KUBUS  , a tribe inhabiting the central parts of

Sumatra . They are nomadic savages living entirely in the forests in shelters of branches and leaves built on platforms . It has been suggested that they represent a Sumatran aboriginal race; but Dr J . G . Garson, reporting on Kubu skulls and skeletons submitted to him by Mr . H . O . Forbes, declared them decidedly Malay, though the frizzle in the hair might indicate a certain mixture of negrito blood (Jour . Anthrop . Instit., April 1884) . They are of a rich olive-brown tint, their hair jet black and inclined to curl, and, though not dwarfs, are below the average height .