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The pig was carried into the dåriuio, and the people sang, drummed, and blew their 

 trumpet-shells. It was placed on a platform close to the central post, and there it was left while 

 everybody went to eat. Towards evening the people put on all their finery, and the ceremony 

 began. They gave „medicine" to the young men consisting of a small pièce of the genitals of 

 a man and woman slain in battle, and a little üesh of a beheaded enemy eut from the gash in 

 his.neck. „That (is) medicine belong flght," it is said, „suppose he go fight, he no fright, heart 

 he come strong." 



In the morning when the ceremony was över the women vvere all let out df their houses. 

 The woman who owned the pig used for the ceremony came out to feed it, and as she did not 

 know what had been done with it she began to call out, „Iragomå, Iragomä, eh! eh! eh!" The 

 pig inside the därinio heard her voice and began to kick violently. It managed to wrench itself 

 free from the ropes and came running to its „mother" still wearing all its ornaments. The woman 

 was so astounded and terrified that she feil down and fulfllled her wants involuntarily. „Oh, my 

 god," she shrieked, „I been think he go look some kaikai along bush. Tbem people been go 

 take him along därimo!" And all the women came and looked at the pig. 



The old men exciaimed, „My god, that pig been run outside, humbug altogether! What 

 name (what) you me (we) do now.'" and they all sat down to think the matter över. „What 

 name you me do now? Woman been look; my god! — that shame-thing!" At last one of the 

 leaders said, „You me stop there (here), no go outside; you me yarn about woman. That's 

 god come from Ki'wai (the mogiiru ceremony has been introduced into DQdi from Kiwai), by-and - 

 by noise (news) go all över, 'Irago man been show god,' people kill you me." So they remained 

 indoors until earl_y the next morning. Then they dug a large, deep hole in the ground, and 

 when it was finished, the men who had been digging it were hauled up with a rope. Another 

 rope was placed on the ground round the opening of the hole, and thorny shrubs were piled up 

 in a great heap near by. The men provided themselves with food and ate apart, without having 

 any communication with the women. The next morning the Women and children were summoned 

 to the bush and made to stand round the hole. At a signal from one of the men a pull was 

 given at the rope, and the women and children were all swept into the hole. „Father, brother, 

 husband!" they screamed, „you come take me up from that hole! What name (what is it) j'ou 

 make him?" But the men would not listen or take pity on them. They filled the hole with 

 the thorny shrubs which they thrust down on the women and children, who were shrieking in 

 terror and agony. Lastly the men put earth on top and then went home and wailed. 



A few days låter a Sümai party came to see the frago people, thinking that the inogüru 

 ceremony would be ended by that time. They were taken into the house and entertained with 

 food. After a while one of them said, „What's the matter you no got no woman, pickaninny — 

 where?" All remained silent. Finally one of the Irago leaders said, „Me been kill all woman, 

 pickaninny, me make him iiiogiiru,'' and he related what had happened (abbrev.). Another man 

 said privately to the Sumai people, „No good we go life, more better you come fight we. You 

 fellow come quick, before all people share out, go other place." „All right," answered the Sümai 

 men. But only a few of the Irago people knew of that agree.ment, for they were st 1 wailing 

 över their women and children. 



Tom. XLVII. 



