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Purification 81 



Recitation of ritual words 82 



Ceremonial chant 82 



Agoug music 83 



Dancing and costumes 85 



The feast 87 



Manganito 87 



Various types of altar 87 



Bamboo prayer stands called tambara 87 



Hanging altars 90 



Tigyama 90 



Balekat 90 



Agong altars called sonaran 91 



Hut shrines 92 



Buis or buso houses 92 



Parabunnian or rice-sowing altars 92 



Ceremonies in detail ■ 93 



Festival of drinking called Ginura 93 



Introductory remarks 93 



Chronology of the preparation and of the four main days of the 



festival 96 



First day of the Ginum -101 



First night called tig-kanayan or the beginning 101 



Second day 101 



Second night called ta dua dukilutn 102 



Third day 102 



Third night 103 



Fourth and main day 103 



Fourth and last night 103 



I leremony of Awas or offerings of areca-nuts to spirits 104 



Preliminary Awas [05 



Main Awas Ml 



Ceremony of Tanung or magic rites against Buso II;; 



Preliminary Taming 114 



Main Tanung 115 



( eremony of Pamalugu or purification 117 



Ceremony of Lulub or washing of water flasks I'i'i 



Ceremony of Sonar or offering on the agongs of manufactured 



products L25 



Offering of manufactured products t.> the gods 126 



Ablutions called Sagmo 128 



Visitation of A.nito 128 



Rites with balabba 129 



Ceremonies on the main day of Ginum 131 



Arrangement of the Long house 151 



! estival of Ginum at Tubison 153 



Question of head hunting 158 



A few cerei lial chants 162 



