Yam, island of Torres Straits, heroes worshipped in animal forms in, v. 139 n. 1;
treatment of girls at puberty in, x. 41
Yam vines, continence observed at the training of, ii. 105 sq.
Yams, magical stones to promote the growth of, in New Caledonia, i. 163;
feast of, at Onitsha on the Niger, iii. 123;
charm for the growth of, among the Kai of New Guinea, vii. 100, 101;
cultivated in Africa, vii. 119;
cultivated in South America, vii. 120, 121;
cultivated in New Britain, vii. 123;
dug by Australian aborigines, vii. 126 sq.