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tures, is built during the Sayang ceremony. The roofing is of plaited 

 bamboo, covered with cogon grass. This is supported by eight up- 

 rights, which likewise furnish attachment for the bamboo flooring. 

 There are no sides to the building, but it is so sturdily constructed 

 that it lasts through several seasons. Except for the times of ceremony, 

 it is used as a lounging place for the men, or as a loom-room by the 

 women. Quite commonly poles are run lengthwise of the structure, 

 at the lower level of the roof ; and this "attic," as well as the space 

 beneath the floor* is used for the storage of farming implements, 

 bundles of rattan and thatching (Plate XXI). 



Balitang : A large seat like the Balabago, but with a grass roofing. 

 It is used as a seat for visitors during great ceremonies and festivals. 

 This name is applied, in Manabo, to a little house, built among the 

 bananas for the spirit Imalbi. 



BanI-it or Bunot: Consists of a coconut husk suspended from a 

 pole. The feathers of a rooster are stuck into the sides. It is made 

 as a cure for sick-headache, also for lameness. 



Bangbangsal: Four long bamboo poles are set in the ground, 

 and are roofed over to make a shelter for the spirits of Sayaw, who 

 come in the Tangpap ceremony. 



Batog: An unhusked coconut, resting on three bamboo sticks, 

 goes by this name. It always appears in the Sayang ceremony, close 

 to the Balag, but its use and meaning are not clear. 



Bawi, also called Babawi, Ababong, and Sinaba-an : A name 

 applied to any one of the small houses, built in the fields or gardens 

 as a home for the spirits Kaiba-an, Abat, SElday, and some others of 

 lesser importance (Plate XXII). 



Idasan : A seat or bench which stands near the house-ladder dur- 

 ing the Sayang. A roof of cogon grass protects ten bundles of un- 

 threshed rice, which lie on it. This rice is later used as seed. In 

 the San Juan district, the place of the Idasan seems to be taken by 

 three bamboo poles, placed in tripod fashion, so as to support a basket 

 of rice. This is known as Pinalasang. 



Inapapayag: Two-forked saplings or four reeds are arranged so 

 as to support a shield or a cloth "roof" (Plate XVIII). During Sayang 

 and some other ceremonies, it stands in the yard, or near to the town 

 gate ; and on it food and drink are placed for visiting spirits. During 

 the celebration of Layog (cf. p. 290), it is built near to the dancing 

 space, and contains offerings for the spirit of the dead. A spear with 

 a colored clout is stuck into the ground close by; and usually an in- 



