Ceremonial Paraphernalia.—­Akosan (Fig. 4, No. 4):  A prized shell, with top and bottom cut off, is slipped over a belt-like cloth.  Above it are a series of wooden rings and a wooden imitation of the shell.  This, when hung beside the dead, is both pleasing to the spirit of the deceased, and a protection to the corpse against evil beings.

Aneb (Fig. 4, No. 1):  The name usually given to a protective necklace placed about the neck of a young child to keep evil spirits at a distance.  The same name is also given to a miniature shield, bow and arrow, which hang above the infant.

Dakidak (Fig. 4, Nos. 3-3a):  Long poles, one a reed, the other bamboo, split at one end so they will rattle.  The medium strikes them on the ground to attract the spirits to the food served on the talapitap.

Igam:  Notched feathers, often with colored yarn at the ends, attached to sticks.  These are worn in the hair during the Pala~an and Sayang ceremonies, to please the spirits of the east, called Idadaya.

Inalson:  A sacred blanket made of white cotton.  A blue or blue and red design is formed, where the breadths join, and also along the borders.  It is worn over the shoulders of the medium during the Gipas ceremony (cf. p. 263).

Lab-labon:  Also called Adug.  In Buneg and nearby towns, whose inhabitants are of mixed Tinguian and Kalinga blood, small incised pottery houses are found among the rice jars, and are said to be the residences of the spirits, who multiply the rice.  They are sometimes replaced with incised jars decorated with vines.  The idea seems to be an intrusion into the Tinguian belt.  The name is probably derived from labon, “plenty” or “abundance” (Plate XXIX).

Piling (Plate XIX):  A collection of large sea-shells attached to cords.  They are kept in a small basket together with one hundred fathoms of thread and a Chinese plate, usually of ancient make.  The whole makes up the medium’s outfit, used when she is summoning the spirits.

Pinapa:  A large silk blanket with yellow strips running lengthwise.  Such blankets are worn by certain women when dancing da-eng, and they are also placed over the feet of a corpse.

Sado (Fig. 4, No. 3):  The shallow clay dishes in which the spirits are fed on the talapitap.

Salogeygey:  The outside bark of a reed is cut at two points, from opposite directions, so that a double fringe of narrow strips stands out.  One end is split, saklag leaves are inserted, and the whole is dipped or sprinkled in sacrificial blood, and placed in each house during the Sagobay ceremony.  The same name is applied to the magical sticks, which are placed in the rice seed-beds to insure lusty plants (cf. p. 399).

Sangadel:  The bamboo frame on which a corpse is placed during the funeral.