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carried out in much the same way as the Bagobo sacrifice, except that 

 the bereaved father, son, or brother cuts the body in halves. 



If it is impossible to offer a slave, a palm leaf cup is filled with water 

 and is carried to the forest. Here the relatives dance and then dip 

 the knife and some sticks in the water for "this is the same as dipping 

 them in blood." Later they are carried back and hung up in the house 

 of mourning. 



According to the long established custom, warriors must go to fight 

 once each year, when the moon is bright. Spears, fighting knives, 

 bows and arrows, sharpened bamboo sticks, and shields have long been 

 used, and to these several guns have been added in recent years. 



The attack is from ambush and the victims are generally cut to 

 pieces, although women and children are sometimes taken captive. 

 Tufts of hair taken from the slain are attached to the shields of the 

 warriors, and an arm is carried back to the home town "so that the 

 women and children can cut it to pieces and become brave." 



The foregoing account shows that the Kagan and Tagakaolo living 

 on the hemp plantations differ very little from their neighbors, whom 

 we have previously described. It may be that an investigation, carried 

 on in peaceful times, far back in the mountains, will show that more 

 radical differences exist in the great body of the tribe. 



