CHAPTER X

BURIAL RITES

Life beyond the grave—Wailings—Rice strewn on the dead man’s

chest—The professional wailer—Feeding the dead—Carrying

the dead—The grave—Articles buried with the dead—_Baiya_—Fire

lit at sunset—The _ulit_, or mourning—_Pana_, or offering to

the dead—The wailer’s song—_Sumping_—Periodical _Sabak_—Feast

in honour of the dead—_Gawai Antu_—The dead not

forgotten—Other methods of disposing of the dead besides

burial—Dyak ideas of a future life 133-144

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