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(6) Several ‘dakans’: these are rather large “wooden gaudily 
painted images of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic 
shapes. They are supposed to function as temporary 
abodes for certain spirits, but this only on particular 
occasions. The ‘dakans’ of the “bayoh’ ceremonies are . 
legion (see the above mentioned paper on Milano religion). 
but in the Payun only three or four are used and being of 
the nature of permanent furniture, the same dakans are 
used on numberless occasions. The ordinary dakans of 
the Payun are _ 
(a) To Jien (or To Jin), a wooden man, who being 
provided with a seat on his back functions as a chair on 
which the patient takes his rest: the head of To Jien is 
- ornamented. with spikes on which lighted candles are 
fixed: below, he rests on a wooden image carved to oe 
sent an ikan pari’ (a skate.) 
(b) Naga terbang, a crude representation of a. ‘flying 
dragon. 
(c) Naga Sebalun, also a dragon. 
The nagas are situated one at either pad of the swing. 
As we have before mentioned, the essential furniture of 
the Payun is a swing and whether or not one or several of the 
other accessories just enumerated are omitted depends on the 
wealth and influence of the persons concerned. Only in the 
case of the swing does any idea of sacredness hold: the other 
articles are merely furniture. 
On the first day of the function, the people assemble just 
after sunset and without any formalities take their places in 
the rooms. ‘The ceremony is opened by the head bayoh who 
goes up to the swing and lubricates it by vigorous hand rubbing 
with coconut oil. Then taking in his hand some yellow dyed 
rice he throws it towards the four walls of the room, three 
times each way, waving his magic wand (the mafle nese oes of 
an areca palm) and auaatine an incantation the while. This 
done, the main part of the entertainment, which however 
consists only of swinging, can be commenced. The head 
bayoh first mounts the swing: he takes a sitting position 
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