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Part II. General Material Culture — Continued. 

 Chapter X. Means of subsistence — Continued. 



Hunting — Continued. Page 



The hunt 78 



Hunting taboos and beliefs 79 



Other methods of obtaining game 79 



Trapping 80 



Trapping ceremonies and taboos 80 



The bamboo spear trap 80 



Other varieties of traps 81 



Fishing SI 



Shooting with bow and arrow 81 



Fishing with hook and line 81 



Fish-poisoning 82 



The tuba method 82 



The tubli method 82 



The lagtang method 82 



Dry-season lake fishing 82 



Fishing with nets, traps, and torches 83 



Chapter XI. Weapons and implements 84 



Introductory remarks 84 



Offensive weapons 84 



The bow and arrow 84 



The bolo and its sheath 86 



A magic test for the efficiency of a bolo 87 



The lance 88 



The dagger and its sheath 89 



Defensive weapons 90 



The shield 90 



Armor 91 



Traps and caltrops 91 



Agricultural implements 92 



The ax 92 



The bolo 92 



The rice header 92 



Fishing implements 92 



The fishing bow and arrow 92 



The fish spear 93 



Fishhooks 93 



Hunting implements 93 



The spear 93 



The bow and arrow 93 



The blowgun 94 



Chapter XII. Industrial activities 95 



Division of labor 95 



Male activities 95 



Female activities 95 



Male industries in detail 95 



Boat building « 95 



Mining 96 



Plaiting and other activities 96 



Female industries in detail 96 



Weaving and its accessory processes 96 



Pottery . 98 



Tailoring and mat making 98 



Part III. General Sociological Culture 99 



Chapter XIII. Domestic life and marital relations 99 



Arranging the marriage 99 



Selection of the bride 99 



Courtship and antenuptial relations 99 



Begging for the hand of the girl 99 



Determination of the marriage payment 101 



The marriage feast and payment . 102 



The reciprocatory payment and banquet 103 



