Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat
24. Fig. 1.--Weather Chart 544
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Fig. 2.--Diagram 544
Chapters
1. Chapter 1
2. CHAPTER I
3. CHAPTER II
4. CHAPTER III
5. CHAPTER IV
6. CHAPTER V
7. 2. Birds and Bird Charms 109
8. 4. Minerals and Mining Charms 250
9. 4. Fishing Ceremonies 306
10. CHAPTER VI
11. 12. Divination and the Black Art 532
12. 7. Heptacle on which the Seven-Square is based 558
13. 11. Fig. 1.--Bridal Bouquets 375
14. 12. Fig. 1.--Bridegroom's Headdress 378
15. 20. Fig. 1.--Musical Instruments 508
16. 23. Fig. 1.--Hanuman 516
17. 24. Fig. 1.--Weather Chart 544
18. 28. Fig. 1.--Wax Figures 570
19. CHAPTER I
20. CHAPTER II
21. 3. The two royal Swords; one on the right hand and one on the left
22. 4. The royal "Fringed" Umbrella (payong ubor-ubor), carried behind
23. 5. The royal "Cuspadore," carried behind the left-hand
24. 7. The eight royal tufted Lances (tombak bendrang or bandangan),
25. 6. The royal Ceiling-cloth and Hangings (tabir, langit-langit
26. 7. The "Moving Mountains" (gunong dua berangkat), perhaps the
27. 8. The royal Drums (gendang naubat); said to be "headed" with the
28. 9. The royal Trumpet (lempiri or |
29. 12. The royal rebab or Malay fiddle.
30. CHAPTER III
31. 1. Leaves of the grass called sambau dara, which is said to be the
32. 2. The leaves of the selaguri, which appears to be "a shrub or
33. 3. The leaves of the pulut-pulut (the exact identity of which I have
34. 4. The leaves of the gandarusa (Insticia gandarusa, L., Acanthaceæ),
35. 5. The leaves of the gandasuli (which I have not yet been able to
36. 7. The leaves of the lenjuang merah, or "the common red dracæna"
37. 8. The leaves of the sapenoh (unidentified), a plant with big round
38. 9. To the above list may be perhaps added the satawar, sitawar
39. 10. The satebal (Fagræa racemosa, Jack., Loganiaceæ).
40. CHAPTER IV
41. introduction to Muhammadan influences, the only ones of importance
42. CHAPTER V
43. 1. WIND AND WEATHER CHARMS
44. 2. BIRDS AND BIRD CHARMS
45. 1. BUILDING CEREMONIES AND CHARMS
46. 2. BEASTS AND BEAST CHARMS
47. 3. VEGETATION CHARMS
48. 8. The falling of the leaves in old trees.
49. 8. Wangkang.
50. 4. A plant of saffron (kunyit).
51. 12. A large iron nail.
52. 1. Sapenoh. 2. Sapanggil. 3. Jenjuang (or lenjuang) merah (the Red
53. 1. A strip of white cloth (folded up and lying at the bottom of
54. 7. Five cubits of red cloth by means of which the soul-basket was to
55. 1. Money, rice, salt, oil, tame animals, etc., were forbidden to
56. 4. The reapers, till the end of the reaping, were forbidden to let
57. 5. The light placed near the head of the Rice-child's bed might not
58. 1. A basket-work stand (one of those used for the cooking-pots,
59. 2. A bowl of water deposited upon this stand and intended "for the
60. 5. Six trodden-out rice "heads," a couple of which tied in a slip knot
61. 4. MINERALS AND MINING CHARMS
62. 1. PURIFICATION BY WATER
63. 2. THE SEA, RIVERS, AND STREAMS
64. 3. REPTILES AND REPTILE CHARMS
65. 4. FISHING CEREMONIES
66. 1. PRODUCTION OF FIRE
67. 2. FIRE CHARMS
68. CHAPTER VI
69. 1. BIRTH-SPIRITS
70. 2. BIRTH CEREMONIES
71. 3. ADOLESCENCE
72. 4. Personal Ceremonies and Charms
73. 5. BETROTHAL
74. 6. MARRIAGE
75. 7. FUNERALS [638]
76. 8. MEDICINE
77. 2. "Neutralisatory" Ceremonies for destroying the evil principle
78. 3. "Expulsory" Ceremonies (for the casting out of the evil
79. 4. "Revivificatory" Ceremonies (for recalling a sick person's soul,
80. 3. If the rice floats in a line across the sun's path (berator
81. 4. If you see a solitary grain travelling by itself (bersiar)
82. 5. If the parched rice travels towards the right of the jar the
83. 6. If it travels towards the left of the jar he will recover,
84. 7. If, however, it floats right underneath the candle it is
85. 1. If they take the shape either of a boat or a crocodile, this
86. 2. If they take a square shape, a tray of offerings (anchak)
87. 3. If they take the shape of a house, a 'state-hall' (balei)
88. 1. If the rice is lumped together (bulat or berlubok) it is a
89. 2. If it extends itself crosswise (panjang melintang) it is a
90. 3. If it takes the shape of a spirit-boat (lanchang) you must
91. 4. If it keeps travelling either to the left or the right, it is
92. 5. If it takes the shape of a crocodile, or anything of that sort,
93. 9. DANCES, SPORTS, AND GAMES
94. 6. Bidak, the Pawns. [707]
95. 1. In the game called sakopong all cards from two to six are cast
96. 2. Main chabut is a species of vingt-et-un, and is played with either
97. 2. Kachang di-rendang di-tugalkan, i.e. two aces; a very convenient
98. 3. Lunas sa-glabat, or sagaji ampat-b'las, i.e. angkong dengan daun
99. 5. Ace and two, which is the best of all.
100. 3. Daun tiga 'lei or Pakau is played here as follows:--
101. 10. THEATRICAL EXHIBITIONS
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