5Ban-ká-so.
The sacrificial stand6 also is made out of iláñg-iláñg wood. It consists of a disk of wood set upon a leg, and is used for making the offerings of betel nut and other things.
6Ta-lí-dung.
When it is decided to make an offering of a pig, a sacrificial table7 of bamboo is set up close to the house that has been selected as the place of sacrifice. Upon this is bound the victim, lying on its side. Over it are arched fronds of betel-nut and other palms. This stand is used exclusively for the sacrifice of a pig. It is a rude, unpretentious structure.
7Áñg-ka.
CEREMONIAL DECORATIONS
Fronds of the coconut, betel nut and other palms are the only decorations used at ceremonies. The betel-nut fronds, however,8 enjoy a special preference, being used in every important ceremony when they are obtainable. No other leaves and no flowers, unless the bloom of the betel nut be considered such, are used as decorations.
8Known as ba-gaí-bai.
The consecrated objects, consisting of such things as lances, bolos, daggers, and necklaces, are frequently set out upon a ceremonial structure or put in the ceremonial shed in order to give more solemnity to the occasion, and it is not infrequent to find the structure draped with cloth, preferably red.