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arms, the hands being locked together in front below 

 the knees. In many of these the faces of the figures 

 were flat, and holes and lines were cut representing 

 the eyes, nose, and mouth ; in others rude busts were 

 placed on the eaves. This burial-place contains the 

 finest monuments of olden times now existing in the 

 Minahassa. Others can be seen at Tomohon, and 

 especially at Kakas, but they are not as highly orna- 

 mented as these. At Kakas they are mostly com- 

 posed of but two stones, one long one set upright in 

 the ground, and another placed over this as a cover 

 to the hole containing the body. At each of these 

 places they are entii'ely neglected, and many of the 

 images here have already fallen or been broken off. 

 Noticing that a very good one was loose and ready 

 to fall, I remarked to the chief that, if I did not take 

 it, it would certainly soon be lost, and, before he had 

 time to give his assent, I had it under my arm. The 

 missionary at Langowan informed me that originally 

 these graves were beset with such obscene ornaments 

 that one of the Residents felt it his duty to order 

 that they should all be broken off. This fact, and 

 the rude form of the images, led me to think that 

 they ought to be classed with the remarkable temple 

 found near Dorey, on the north coast of New Guinea, 

 and with the nude statues used by the Battas to or- 

 nament the graves of their deceased friends. 



When the Portuguese first arrived in the Moluc- 

 cas, this region was tributary to the prince of Ter- 

 nate. All the natives were heathen then, and many 

 of theni yet retain the superstitious belief of their 

 ancestors. Mohammedanism had not gained a foot- 



