propitiation of, ix. 197
Mahafaly country, in Madagascar, formerly tabooed to strangers, iii. 103
Mahafalys of Madagascar, their chiefs not allowed to sail the sea or cross rivers, iii. 10
Mahakam Dyaks of Borneo, i. 159
—— River in Borneo, iii. 104, vii. 98, [pg 356] 99 n. 1, 186, 187, 314;
the Kayans of the, vii. 314
Maharajas, a Hindoo sect, worship their spiritual chiefs as incarnations of Krishna, i. 406;
believe that bathing in a sacred well is a remedy for barrenness in women, ii. 160 sq.
Mahdi, an ancient, v. 74