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In Timor every village has its temple hid away in some sacred grove and 

 surrounded by a stout enclosure. Each petty state has its special sanctuary, a 

 hallowed spot which the profane dare not approach, for in it dwells the lulih, or 

 tutelar genius, seated in the centre of the edifice on a stone cast down from 

 heaven by the Lord of Light. There are also evil spirits, to which are sacrificed 

 black victims, the animals with red coats being reserved for the protecting deities. 



The Timorese tattoo various parts of the body with thorny, file the teeth to a 

 point, and often dye them red " in order not to look like apes." The usages 



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connected with marriage and inheritance differ greatly in the different districts. 

 In some places exogamous, in others endogamous rites prevail. In one tribe the 

 succession is from father to son : in another through the female line. The young 

 men in some communities can neither marry nor enter the public assemblies until 

 they have carried off one or more heads, as in Borneo, but only in open warfare or 

 else at funeral ceremonies. The penal code is very severe, death being the 

 penalty for most crimes ; but as ransom is allowed,. the poor are the chief victims. 

 As in many other places, the rulers, " children of the sun," never die, but only 



