Cowrie, tied to scapegoat chicken’s leg, [135];
to “death” chicken’s leg, [157];
charm against evil spirits, [169]
Cowries, use developed from seeds of Job’s tears, [12 n. 1];
in ornamentation, [12], [14]
Crabs, as relish, [54];
offered in scapegoat ceremony, [135]
Crops:
see also Jhum, and Ceremonies, agricultural;
other than rice, [56]–58;
protection of, [52];
ripening of, [54];
damage by wind foretold, [114];
singeing of sacrificial pig fatal to, [130];
abandoned in case of “apotia,” [161];
not reaped where lightning strikes, [163]
Cross-bow, cultural connection, [xv];
distribution among tribes, [xxvii], [xxviii];
description, [17], [18]
Crow tits, not eaten, lest eater’s children inherit pinching, [75]
Cubicles, in houses, [31]
Cuckoo (liyosangsü), flesh given to babies, [147]
Cucumber (lishakti), cultivation of, [58]
Cultivation:
also see Jhum, Terraced cultivation;
diversity of methods, [xxviii], [xxix];
prohibited during emung, [26]