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other half by the friends. It is then cooked and divided 
amongst them, and should there be a goodly number, say 100 
or 150, their share is infinitesmal ; still it has to go round. This 
division takes place in the morning, and after all is ready each 
person divides his small portion again into three pieces, and 
The three pieces represent (1) the 
earth, (2) the heavens, (3) his self. With this meat weak rice 
beer is drunk, and after the feeding is over the strong rice beer 
is distributed. Then six friends are set apart to carry the 
wooden images shaped to represent buffalo and dog’s heads, and 
in the case of a brave who has taken heads, an image of himself 
is made. These are all to be placed on top of the memorial. 
Following these six friends solemnly walks the ‘‘sherra’’ with 
suitable portions of cooked meat, and offers up to ‘‘ kameo ’’ on 
the proposed spot. His refrain or prayer on this occasion is as fol- 
lows : ‘‘ Thinghun lungkarna katatit nana yengmira,”’ at first offer 
ing. At second: ‘‘ Ina mashaimashakranglaga, nathum shairilu.”’ 
At third : ‘‘ Iwui vang kho! khararnosan ungphazak zaulu.”’ In 
the meantime the friends are gathering stones, and then the 
‘- kameo ’’ offering being over, the earthwork is started and the 
stones built up all around to the height of 2 feet or more. The 
artists of the village then paint the different images placed on the 
memorial, generally with charcoal and lime. The last article to 
e placed on this memorial is a large stone slab, which is con- 
sidered the most important stone of all, for on it the spirit is said 
to come and sit during his occasional peregrination around, 
to view his rice fields. Any removal of this stone by others 
means a heavy fine. The shape of this memorial is oblong, 
with one of the shorter sides more approaching an angle. They 
are about 20 feet long by 8 feet wide. Pine trees and other 
trees likely to afford shade to the passer-by are planted on 
them at the same time. The stones on the sides are used a 
