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Sogayob: A covered porch, which is built along one side of the 

 house during the Sayang ceremony. In it hang the vines and other 

 articles, used by the female dancers in one part of the rite. A portion 

 of one of the slaughtered pigs is placed here for the spirits of Bangued. 

 In Lumaba the Sogayob is built alone as a part of a one-day ceremony ; 

 while in Sallapadan it follows Kalangan after an interval of about 

 three months. 



Taltalabong: Following many ceremonies* a small bamboo raft 

 with arched covering is constructed. In it offerings are placed for 

 spirits, who have been unable to attend the rite. In Manabo it is said 

 that the raft is intended particularly for the sons of Kadaklan 

 (Plate XXVI). 



Tangpap : Two types of structure appear under this name. When 

 it is built as a part of the Tangpap ceremony, it is a small house with 

 a slanting roof resting on four poles. About three feet above the ground, 

 an interwoven bamboo floor is lashed to the uprights (Plate XXVII). 

 In the Sayang ceremony, there are two structures which go by this 

 name (Plate XX, Nos. 2 and 3). The larger has two floors, the smaller 

 only one. On each floor is a small pot of basi, daubed with white. 



Taboo Gateway: At the gate of a town, one sometimes finds a 

 defensive wall of bamboo, between the uprights of which are thrust 

 bamboo spears in order to catch evil spirits, while on the gate proper 

 are vines and leaves pleasing to the good spirits. Likewise in the saloko, 

 which stands close by, are food and drink or betel-nut. All this gener- 

 ally appears when an epidemic is in a nearby village, in order to 

 frighten the bearers of the sickness away, and at the same time gain 

 the aid of well-disposed spirits. At such a time many of the people 

 wear wristlets and anklets of bamboo, interwoven with roots and vines 

 which are displeasing to the evil beings (Plate XXVIII). 



Ceremonial Paraphernalia. — Akosan (Fig. 4, No. 4) : A prized 

 shell, with top and bottom cut off, is slipped over a belt-like cloth. 

 Above it are a series of wooden rings and a wooden imitation of the 

 shell. This, when hung beside the dead, is both pleasing to the spirit 

 of the deceased, and a protection to the corpse against evil beings. 



Aneb (Fig. 4, No. 1): The name usually given to a protective 

 necklace placed about the neck of a young child to keep evil spirits 

 at a distance. The same name is also given to a miniature shield, 

 bow and arrow, which hang above the infant. 



Dakidak (Fig. 4, Nos. 3 — 3a) : Long poles, one a reed, the other 

 bamboo, split at one end so they will rattle. The medium strikes them 



