by stream, while all the men shout.[68] This removes
the ban, so that all the people can resume their regular occupations.

[68] See pp. 157 and 161. [Transcriber's note: This is page 144.]

If the deceased has been a person of great importance, the death should
be followed eight days later by a human sacrifice. This rite, while less
common than with the Bagobo, is by no means infrequent, and may be
occasioned by several causes beside that of death. For instance, if a
person has been ill for a long time and his relatives have become
convinced that an enemy has used magic to bring about the misfortune,
they may seize and sacrifice him, even though he be a member of their
own community. A case is known where a thief was put to death in this
manner. As there is considerable variation in the accounts of this
important ceremony the writer has thought it wise to give the
descriptions of two eye-witnesses.

The first informant was an eighteen year old Bila-an boy of Labau named
Lantingari. His account is as follows:

"Sololin of Ma-al, the wife of Karan, a Bila-an living near Digos, died
and her husband, in company with Umook, Gamban, and Bunod, Bagobos of
Digos, and the people of Labau, decided that a sacrifice was necessary
both because of the death and in order that the size, wealth, and fame
of the tribe might be increased. About this time Dianon, a Bila-an of
Latian (now deceased), caught a man named Saligon stealing camotes,
sugar-cane, and corn from the land.[69] He bound and tied the man, and
after a conference with Karan, Dianon agreed to turn over his prisoner
for the sacrifice if paid five agongs and one gun.

[69] The woman Sololin had planted this sugar-cane and is reported to
have eaten some of it just prior to her death. The cane stolen was from
the patch, but the informant could not say whether or not this had
anything to do with later developments.

"The sacrifice took place on a stream called Matinao near Labau during
the new moon. Two poles were sunk into the ground seven feet apart, and
a cross-piece attached about six feet above the ground. The culprit was
tied with hands crossed, one on each side of the horizontal pole so that
his arms were high above his head, and his feet were fastened to a
stake.

"The men gathered close around the poles, but the women and children
stood at a distance. Karan took his stand just back and to the right of
the victim, and Umook stood in front on the left side. Both