name given to the last sheaf, vii. 135 sq.
“—— of Kings,” in Central African kingdom, ii. 277
—— of the Maize, among the Indians of Peru, vii. 172 sqq.
—— of the Rain, at a rain-making ceremony among the Arabs of Moab, i. 276
—— of the Rice, in Sumatra and Celebes, vii. 191 sqq.
Mother-corn, name given to last sheaf threshed, vii. 147
—— -cotton in the Punjaub, vii. 178
—— Earth prayed to for rain, i. 283;
festival in her honour in Bengal, v. 90;
fertilized by Father Sky, myth of, v. 282;