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a signal which brought girl dancers to the floor.- 11 They were in 

 festival costume of shilling- hem]) skirts; short, tight-fitting waists of 

 cotton, decorated with conventional designs done in fine needle-work ; 

 bracelets and Leglets of brass and of bell-metal cast from a wax mould. 

 These ornaments were hollow, and each inclosed a number of tiny, 

 freely-rolling globes of metal that tinkled in the movements of the 

 dance. The girls wore, also, necklaces of heads, pure white or 

 many-colored; inlaid ear-plugs connected by tasseled pendants of 

 white heads that passed under the chin; and some wore wide belts 

 bordered with small, hand-cast hells. 



When the dancing was done, two young men approached the 

 bamboos, and standing there, each with one arm encircling a pole, 

 they began afresh the monotonous yet sweet-toned chant that 

 lasted until the banquet opened. 



Ever since the conclusion of the altar ceremony, many women 

 and men had been dishing up food and making preparations for 

 serving that houseful of guests. All of this work was going on 

 at one end of the Long House, while the chanting and the dancing 

 were in progress at the other end. Under Sigo's direction. Sambil, 

 Sebayan and three other girls, filled the hemp-leaf dishes that had 

 been made five days earlier with an appetizing mess just dished 

 from the big (day pots, and called humodn. The ingredients were 

 white li.c, grated eocoanut, hashed venison and pig fat. Other de- 

 licious cocoanut mixtures were being prepared to be served with 

 the kiiinoaii. Several id' the young men halved and grated the C0- 

 coanuts. whereupon other men caught up the white shreds by hand- 

 fuls and mixed with boiled and slivered tish . manipulating the 



f I swiftly with lingers and palms. Other men mixed bits id' 



venison with grated cocoanut, and still others cut oil' narrow, thin 

 Blices of fresh boiled pork. Three men were kept busy in handing 

 out to the women these foods as they were ready. Bansag handed 

 up the pork; another man. the <ocoanut-\ enison ; and another, the 

 cocoaniiMish. The five girls Idled all of the leaf-dishes — an indi- 

 vidual Leaf-dish for each guest, and one for every member id' the 

 family. They pressed into each leaf-dish a large portion of the 

 rice and meat .--lew. and a small portion id' cocoanut-veiiison and 

 id' cocoanut-fish. 



1 ' J See also pp. 86 ■- *7 for B discussion o!' the dance. The I'.airolxi sa\ that Mandai- 

 l it eiiines to see ilir ilance, and watchi irrlonnanee with pleasure. 



