Kalamba, ceremonies on a visit to, by subject chiefs, i. 159 Kalmucks, consecration of the white ram by the, ii. 136 Kamant tribe do not allow a natural death, i. 217 Kamtchatkans excuse themselves before killing land or sea animals, ii. 110, 111; respect the seal and sea lion, ii. 111 Kânagrâ, spring custom in, i. 276, 277 Kángrá, custom at, on the death of a Rajah, i. 232; sin eaters in, ii. 156 Karens, funeral custom by the, i. 129, 130; transference of the soul in Karen, i. 140; dread of women’s blood by the, i. 186; belief concerning the head, i. 187; custom at rice sowing, i. 354, 355 Karma tree, i. 289 Karoks of California and salmon catching, ii. 121 Kasyas, expulsion of devils by the, ii. 184 Katodis, ceremony before felling a tree by the, i. 63 Kent, the ivy girl in, i. 344 Keramin tribe of New South Wales, rain-making by the, i. 15 Key Islanders, soul superstition amongst the, i. 130, 131; expulsion of sickness by the, ii. 160 Khonds, human sacrifices by the, i. 384-390; rain-charm, ii. 42; expulsion of devils by the, ii. 173, 174 Kibanga, kings killed in, i. 218 Kilema, ceremony in, before a stranger is allowed to see the king, i. 159 Kilimanjaro Mount, believed to be tenanted by demons, i. 151 Kimbunda, cannibalism amongst the, ii. 88, 89 King Hop, the title of a temporary king, i. 230 —— of the calf, ii. 21 —— of the May, i. 247 —— of the sacred rites, i. 7 —— of the Wood, i. 1-108; why so called, i. 7; never a temporal sovereign, i. 51; an incarnation of the tree spirit, i. 106-108; probability that he was formerly slain annually, i. 240, 241; similarity to North European personages, i. 249, 250; a personification of the oak, ii. 364; probably burned in a fire of oak wood, ii. 363-365 Kings—as gods, i. 8; supposed to control the weather, i. 44-46; punished for the failure of crops, i. 46-48; killed, i. 48; divine, i. 49; of nature, i. 52; of fire, i. 53-56; of rain, i, 52, 53; of water, i. 53-56; divine, cease to govern, i. 118, 119; abdicate, i. 120; guarded against strangers, i. 158, 159; veiled, i. 162, 163; at meals, i. 162; confined to their palaces, i. 164, 165; killed when they show signs of decay, i. 217-223; killed at expiry of fixed term, i. 223; mitigation of the above rule, kings allowed to defend themselves, i. 224; killed annually, i. 225-227; temporary, i. 228-234; temporary kings sometimes hereditary, i. 228, 232; sons sacrificed in times of great danger, i. 235 Kingsmill Islands, offerings of first-fruits in, ii. 378 Kirn, the name of a harvest supper, i. 345 Klausenburg, harvest custom at, ii. 9 Kloxin, harvest ceremony in, i. 369 Knives, reluctance to use, after a death, i. 176, 177 Kobi, offering of first-fruits by the, ii. 376 Kochs of Assam, offerings of first-fruits by the, ii. 374 Kohlerwinkel, harvest ceremony at, ii. 27