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long. This he thrusts into the animal's lungs, the while it squeals 

 piteously. Geuerally it takes some time to kill the poor animal, as the 

 stick is usually too blunt to puncture the walls of the heart or other large 

 blood vessel, and the animal dies from haemorrhage into the lungs. (See 

 PL VI, fig. 2.) While the pig is being killed the old men pray most 

 fervently. 



Burning the hair off the pig. Monlagim. — The hole in the pig's breast 

 is plugged with a piece of rmio and the animal is held in the fire, or laid 

 in the fire until the hair and epidermis are charred. The body is then 

 scraped. Needless to say, the animal is much bloated by the heat. (See 

 PL YII, fig. 1.) " 



The Lepanto Igorots go through the same procedure with the pigs 

 and dogs that they kill. 



Dispatching the spirit of the pig. Monhu-aa. — After the pig has been 

 scraped, a wreath is made of the stick of runo with which it was killed, 

 two or three heads of rice, and a spray of hagaga grass. (See PL VII, 

 fig. 2.) The pig is placed in the center of the mat, and decorated with 

 the -^vreath. The feasters gather about, and, grave and silent, sit down 

 while an old priest charges the pig's soul as follows: 



Thou art enwreathed, pig, because thou art a young pig that wast uaed at a 

 harvest feast; (and) in order that ye all, rice, hagaga, death stick (wiwik, the 

 stick used to kill the pig) and pig, may go in company. Rise ye all unto the 

 Sky World. Arrive unto the quarters of Ampflal, Balitian. Humamu, Wigan, 

 Bayuhibis, Dulayan, Humok, Dakwigan, Numbian, Baluog, Amgaliiigan, Baiiga- 

 nan, Intoldaon, Umbimiabaka. Tell them, pig, that the men killed thee; that 

 they sacrificed thee. Say thou, pig, "I was sacrificed at a harvest feast." Tell 

 the bagol to increase the rice, to make the rice heavy, in order that the empty 

 space in the granary may be filled with plenty. Do not remain speechless. Do 

 not tarry, sleeping, pig. 



Thou art enwreathed, pig, because thou art a young pig that wast uaed at 

 a harvest feast; (and) in order that ye all, rice, hagaga, death stick and pig 

 may go in company. Descend ye all unto the Lower World. Arrive unto the 

 quarters of Bahiwag, Tinukud, Dunuan, Kaliog, Lutwag, Ginita, Humamu. Tell 

 them, pig, that the men killed thee, that they sacrificed thee. Say thou, pig: 

 "I was sacrificed at a harvest feast." Tell the bagol to make the rice heavy 

 in order that the empty space in the granary may be filled witli plenty. Do not 

 remain speechless. Do not tarry, sleeping, pig. 



Thou art enwreathed, pig, because thou art a young pig that wast used at 

 a harvest feast; (and) in order that ye all, rice, hagaga. death stick, and pig, 

 may go in companj'. Proceed ye unto the East. Arrive unto the quarters of 

 Lukbuban, Binongbong, Alingdayu, Mongahid, Balud, Tugadan, MaiJgali, Panik- 

 dapan, Puok, Nabalud, Diniunpitan, Binudbud. Tell them, pig, that the men 

 killed thee, etc. 



Thou art enwreathed, pig, because thou art a young pig that wast used at a 

 harvest feast; (and) in order that ye all, rice, hagaga, death stick, and pig, 

 may go in company. Proceed ye unto PaSdan (the West). Arrive unto the 



