[List of Chief Authorities quoted] 675

[Index] 677

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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1.[Sacrificing at the Fishing Stakes]311
2.[Invoking the Tiger Spirit]438
3.[Stand used at Invocation of Spirits]447
4.[Main Galah Panjang]500
5.[Tapers used in exorcising Evil Spirits]511
6.[Taper and Ring used in same Ceremony]512
7.[Heptacle on which the Seven-Square is based]558

PLATES

Plate
1.[Selangor Regalia]40
2.[Spirits]94
3.[The Spectre Huntsman]116
4.[Pigeon Decoy Hut]133
5.[Rice-Soul Baskets]244
6.[Bajang and Pĕlĕsit Charms]321
7.[Pĕnanggalan and Langsuir]326
8.[Betrothal Gifts]365
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Betrothal
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Gifts
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366
10.[Curtain Fringe]372
11.Fig.1.—[Bridal Bouquets]375
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2.—[The Henna Cake,etc.] 		375
12.Fig.1.—[Bridegroom’sHeaddress]378
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2.—[Pillow-ends]		378
13.[Wedding Procession]381
14.[Poko’ Sirih]382
15.[Wedding Centrepiece with Dragons, etc.]388
16.[Bomor at Work]410
17.[Anchak]414
18.[Gambor]464
19.[Pĕdikir]466
20.Fig.1.—[Musical Instruments]508
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2.—[DemonMask]		508
21.[Masks of Clowns and Demon]513
22.[Kuda Sĕmbrani]514
23.Fig.1.—[Hanuman]516
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2.—[Pauh Janggi andCrab]		516
24.Fig.1.—[Weather Chart]544
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2.—[Diagram]		544
25.[Diagrams]555
26.
Diagrams
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558
27.
Diagrams
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561
28.Fig.1.—[Wax Figures]570
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2.—[Spirit Umbrellas andTapers]		570

CHAPTER I

Nature