Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) University of California Publications In American Archaeology and Ethnology Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 343-384 October 29, 1920 KANKANAY CEREMONIES By C. R. MOSS University of California Press Berkeley CONTENTS Introduction Territory of the Kankanay Personal appearance and traits Industrial life Custom law Comparative culture Ceremonial system General comparison with the Nabaloi Spirits and deities Purpose Priesthood Divination Spoken ritual Dancing and songs Omens and taboo Comparative Nabaloi and southern Kankanay ceremonies Lepanto Kankanay ceremonies Particular ceremonies Bindian Pasang Mandit Abasang Dawak and Basit Sibisib Batbat Gaysing Kapi Galon Amlag Mangilin Lawit Mansiyanun Tingiting Siling Palis Pugas Buang Kiad Mayilutlutkan Kosde Palis chi Kabunian Bugid Mantuis Bilig Pungau Bilong Bugak Maydosadan Saldi Manbating Bilig Liblibian Dagas Ampasit Laglagiwin Dayau Tanong Tamo Sagausau Myths Origin of the big and little thunder Origin of thunder and lightning The mountain Kabunian The origin of man INTRODUCTION TERRITORY OF THE KANKANAY Since the Kankanay have been studied very little, the exact extent of their culture area is not at present certain. The Igorot of northern Benguet, and almost all of the people living in Amburayan and southern Lepanto, speak the same dialect, have similar customs, and call themselves by the same name, "Kakanay" or "Kankanay." The people of this group have no important cultural features by which to distinguish them from the Nabaloi, and linguistics is the only basis on which they may be classed as a separate unity.