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trousers, and when he has six lives to his credit he is permitted to
wear the complete blood-red suit and to carry a bag of the same
color.[30] From that time on his clothing does not change with the
number of his victims, but his influence increases with each life put to
his credit. It is said that formerly, at Digos and Bansalan, a man who
had killed twenty or more was known as _gemawan_, and was distinguished
by a black hemp suit. This claim to the black clothing is no longer
respected, and such garments are worn by any who desire them. The man
who has never killed a person is called _matalo_, a rather slighting
term signifying one who has no desire to fight but remains at home with
the women. A man who kills an unfaithful wife and her admirer may count
the two on his score. He may also count those of his townspeople whom he
has killed in fair fight, but unprovoked murder will be punished by the
death of the offender. The candidate for _magani_ honors may go to an
unfriendly town, or to a neighboring tribe, and kill without fear of
censure from his own people.

[30] This is the rule at Cibolan. At Malilla and Digos, the kerchief may
be worn when one life has been taken, the trousers for two, the coat for
three, and finally the sack for four.

[Transcriber's note: _matalo_ in the paragraph above means "coward."]

The _magani_ is one of the leaders in a war party; he is chosen to
inflict the death penalty when it is decreed, and it is men of this
class that assist in the human sacrifices. He is under the special
protection of Mandarangan and Darago, and all petitions to these
powerful spirits must be made through him. His clothing is considered
the property of these spirits, and when such specimens were secured for
the collection, the wearer would invariably place the garment beside
some prized article, such as a knife or spear, then taking a green betel
nut would rub the garment and object, meanwhile beseeching the spirits
to leave the one and enter the other. Later the nut was placed in the
_tambara_ belonging to those spirits. A father may not bequeath to his
son the right to the red clothing; and such articles, together with his
weapons, should be buried with him. Should one not entitled to these
garments dare to make use of them, the spirits would straightway cause
his body to swell or turn yellow, and he would die.

In a previous paragraph we mentioned the unorganized priesthood, the
members of which are kn