Physical Appearance pointing to Indoneso-Malay Origin--Linguistic Evidence and Evidence of Handicraft--Tribal Divisions of the Aborigines--Moot Question as to the Existence of a Pigmy People in the Interior of the Island pp. 95-108 CHAPTER VI SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Head-hunting and associated Customs--“Mother-right” and Age-grade Systems--Property Rights--Sex Relations pp. 109-129 CHAPTER VII RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES Deities of the Ami and Beliefs of this Tribe regarding Heaven and Hell--Beliefs and Ceremonials of the other Tribes of the South--Descent from Bamboo; Carved Representations of Glorified Ancestors and of Serpents; Moon Worship; Sacred Tree, Orchid, and Grass--The Kindling of the Sacred Fire by the Bunun and Taiyal Tribes--Beliefs and Ceremonials of the Taiyal--Rain Dances; Bird Omens; Ottofu; Princess and Dog Ancestors--Yami Celebrations in Honour of the Sea-god pp. 130-151 CHAPTER VIII MARRIAGE CUSTOMS The Point of View of the Aborigines regarding Sex--Courtship preceding Marriage--Consultation of the Bird Omen and of Bamboo Strips as to the Auspicious Day for the Wedding--The Wedding Ceremony--Mingling by the Priestess of Drops of Blood taken from the Legs of Bride and Groom; Ritual Drinking from a Skull--Honeymoon Trips and the setting-up of House-keeping--Length of Marriage Unions pp. 152-162 CHAPTER IX CUSTOMS CONNECTED WITH ILLNESS AND DEATH Belief that Illness is due to Evil Ottofu--Ministrations of the Priestess--A Seventeenth-century Dutch Record of the Treatment of the Dying by the Formosan Aborigines--The “Dead Houses” of the Taiyal--Burial of the Dead by the Ami, Bunun, and Paiwan Tribes beneath the Hearth-stone of the Home--“Green” and “Dry” Funerals pp. 163-172 CHAPTER X ARTS AND CRAFTS Various Types of Dwelling-houses peculiar to the Different Tribes--Ingenious Suspension-bridges and Communal Granaries common to all the Tribes--Weapons and the Methods of their Ornamentation--Weaving and Basket-making--Peculiar Indonesian Form of Loom--Pottery-making--Agricultural Implements and Fish-traps--Musical Instruments: Nose-flute; Musical Bow; Bamboo Jews’-harp--Personal Adornment pp. 173-185 CHAPTER XI TATTOOING AND OTHER FORMS OF MUTILATION Cutting away of the Lobes of the Ears and knocking out of the Teeth--Significance of the Different Designs of Tattoo-marking among the Taiyal--Tattooing among the Paiwan pp. 186-192 CHAPTER XII METHODS OF TRANSPORT Ami Wheeled Vehicle resembling Models found in early Cyprian Tombs--Boat-building and the Art of Navigation on the Decline. pp. 193-197 CHAPTER XIII POSSIBILITIES OF THE FUTURE