CHAPTER VI

SOME CUSTOMS OF THE KAR NICOBARESE 285

The Feast of Exhumation--A Scene in the Graveyard-- "_Katap-hang_"--"_Kiala_"--"_Enwan-n'gi_"--Fish Charms-- Canoe Offerings--"_Ramal_"--"_Gnunota_"--Converse with the Dead--"_Kewi-apa_"--"_Maya_"--"_Yintovna Siya_"--Exorcism-- "_Tanangla_"--Other Ceremonies--The "_Sano-kuv_"--The "_Mafai_"--The "_Tamiluana_"--_Mafai_ Ceremonies--Burial-- Mourning--Burial Scenes--The Origin of Village Gardens-- Destruction of Gardens--Eclipses--Canoe-buying--Dances-- Quarrels--"_Amok_"--Wizardry--Wizard Murders---Suicides-- Land Sale and Tenure--Dislike to Strangers--Cross-bow Accidents--Canoe Voyages--Commercial Occupations--Tallies.