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marriage is by purchase of the bride, often by betrothal 
in youth; there is a marriage feast, the central act of the 
wedding being a ceremony of the bride and groom feed- 
ing each other. Slavery is known and may occasionally 







Fig. 4. Fig. 5. 
Fig. 4. Jew’s Harp and Comb worn as Hair Ornament. Negrito. 
Fig. 5. Guitar of Bamboo, with Strings Slit Loose. Negrito. 
be practised. This is evident from the Zambales 
Negrito having a word denoting the condition, alipun. 
On religion even less can be said, except that its practice 
and that of medicine seem to be in the hands of such 
