172 Traditions "or the Tinguian 



looking down on those who make dawak. Kaboniyan went down to 

 them, he went to tell those preparing the pig, because they did not pre- 

 pare it correctly — those two who make dawak. After that they pre- 

 pared the pig correctly and the sick person got well of the sickness. 



"Ala, when there is again the repetition of the sickness to the per- 

 son for whom you go to make dawak, do not neglect to prepare the pig 

 correctly, so that the sick person may get better, whom you try to make 

 well. I also, Kaboniyan, prepare correctly when there is a person for 

 whom I make dawak, and you, Ipogau, do not prepare correctly when 

 you make dawak." After that when there is the person they go to cure 

 who is sick, they always prepare correctly because it was Kaboniyan 

 who told them to do always like that. When some one is ill whom they 

 go to cure, they prepare correctly. 



34' 



The spirit who lives in Dadaya 2 lies in bed; he looks at his igam* 

 and they are dull. He looks again, "Why are my Igam dull? Ala, let 

 us go to Sudipan where the Tinguian live and let us take our Igam, so 

 that some one may make them bright again." After that they laid 

 them (the Igam) on the house of the Ipogau 4 and they are all sick who 

 live in that house. Kaboniyan 5 looked down on them. "Ala, I shall 

 go down to the Ipogau." He truly went down to them, "What is the 

 matter with you?" "We are all sick who live in the same place," said 

 those sick ones. "That is true, and the cause of your sickness is that 

 they (the spirits) laid down their Igam on you. It is best that you make 

 Pala-an, since you have received their Igam, for that is the cause of your 

 illness." After that they made Pala-an and they recovered from their 

 sickness, those who lived in the same place. (Here the medium calls 

 the spirits of Dadaya by name and then continues.) "Now those who 

 live in the same place make bright again those Igam which you left in 

 their house. Make them well again, if you please." 



35 6 



Those who live in the same town go to raid — to take heads. 

 After they arrive, those who live in the same town, "We go and dance 



1 The diam recited during the Pala-an ceremony. 



2 The east. 



3 Feathers attached to a stick, which serve as hair ornaments in the Sayang 

 ceremony. 



* Spirit name for Tinguian. 

 6 See p. 171, note 2. 



6 Chanted by the medium, over the offerings given to aid in the cure of a sick 

 child, or to stop a child from incessant crying. 



