TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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[Introductory Note] vii–xiii
Section I.
- Numbers and Distribution 1–2
- Habitat 2–3
- Physical characters 4
- Traditions as to origin 4–5
- Dress 5–6
- Tattooing 6
- Jewellery 6
- Weapons 6
Section II.
- Occupations 7
- Houses 7–9
- Furniture 9–10
- Manufactures 10
- Agriculture and crops 10–11
- Lads’ clubs (rīsō-mār) 11–12
- Hunting and fishing 12
- Food 12–13
- Drink 13
- Luxuries 14
Section III.
- Sections or Divisions 15
- Exogamous groups 15–17
- Personal names 17
- Marriage 17–19
- Female chastity 19
- Polygamy 19–20
- Divorce 20
- Words for relationship by blood or marriage 20–21
- Inheritance 21
- Property in land 21–22
- Mikir mauzas 22
- Decision of disputes: village councils 22
- War 22
- Outsiders admitted to tribe 23
- Appendix: List of exogamous groups as given by other authorities 23–27
Section IV.
- General character of popular belief in ghosts and spirits, and a future life 28–29
- Amulets 30
- The gods and their worship 30–34
- Divination and magic 34–37
- Oaths and imprecations 37
- Funeral ceremonies 37–42
- Festivities 43
- Tabu 43
Section V.
- Character of Mikir Folk-tales 44–46
- Three stories translated:—
- 1. [Story of a Frog] 46–48
- 2. [The Orphan and his Uncles] 48–55
- 3. [Harata Kuṅwar] 55–70
- Appendix: [The Legend of Creation] 70–72
Section VI.
- Outline of Mikir grammar 73–87
- Mikir text of three stories:—
- 1. [Story of a Frog] 88–94
- 2. [The Orphan and his Uncles] 95–112
- 3. [Harata Kuṅwar] 113–150
Section VII.
- The place of the Mikirs in the Tibeto-Burman Family 151–172
[Bibliography] 173–177
[Index] 179–183