[93] Bia, "lady;" inelu, "orphan,"—the orphan lady Itanawa.
[94] When a Bagobo makes an expedition over the mountains to attend a fiesta, he wears his old clothes, and carries his elaborately ornamented garments in the bag on his back. On nearing the end of the journey, he goes behind a tree, or into the jungle, and puts on his fine clothes.
[95] A box with three compartments,—for betel-nut, buyo-leaf, and calcined shell,—cast in brass or bell-metal from a wax mould. This type has rectangular surfaces, and is to be distinguished from the kapulan, a type marked by its circular, or elliptical, or polygonal top and base.
[96] It is the custom of the natives to wait for the host to say, "Come up," before mounting the ladder or notched log leading to the door.
[97] The reference here is a little ambiguous. It is suggested that a transposition of clauses may throw light on the meaning. Transposed and expanded, the invitation would read thus: "Come up into the house for shelter, since there are many showers in my town. Come up, provided you can keep from bringing on a fight."
[98] The good man [of the] Folded Mountains (taglapida, "folded;" pabungan, "mountains").
[99] Lindig, "border;" ramut, "root;" ka, preposition "of;" langit, "sky."
[100] A low-growing tree yielding a black dye, which for a very long time has been used by women to color hemp.
[101] A bead necklace, the most highly valued of all Bagobo ornaments. One section is a gold or silver cord, several inches long. made of small over-lapping scales of the precious metal. The necklace is thought to be of Moro manufacture, and is valued by the Bagobo at from one to four agongs.
[102] See footnote 4, p. 32.