Index.
541
Kronos, myth of, 104
Kukis : consult bones of dead chiefs,
139 ; folk-tale, 417 ; funeral rites,
136 ; heads for funeral rites, 136 ;
snakes, beliefs about, 419 ; tree
burial, 132-3, 136 Kulhwch and Olwen, story of, 106 Kurnis : folk-tale, 399 Kurnai tribe, 151-3, 165 Kurumbiza bird : in folk-tale, Swa-
hili, 452-3, 456
La Ballerie : wer-wolf, 208
Labrador : folk-tales, 378
Ladbury, Miss E. J. : Scraps of Eng- lish Folklore, 342-8
Ladder : in commemorative feast, Assam, 398
Lait de la Mere et le Coffre Flottant, Le, by E. Cosquin, reviewed, 124-5
Lake Biwa : folk-tale, 251
Lake Leopold : charm against leopard,
499
Lake Nyassa : culture, 435
Lakes : (see also under names') ; myth
of origin, W. Aus. , 340- 1, and of
saltness, W. Aus., 342 Lake Tanganyika : culture, 435 Lamb, see Sheep Lamgang : folk-tales, 394, 41 1-2,
417-9 Lamu : headquarters of Swahili, 433 ;
language, 434; Persian colony,
434
Lanarkshire : Crossing Straws as a Charm, by D. M'Kenzie, 353-4
Lancashire, see Bury ; Manchester ; Oldham ; and Radcliffe
Lancelot romances, 272, 274, 278, 283
Landana : 42
Landslips : made by water spirits, Lower Congo, 477
Lang, A.; "The Bitter Withy" Ballad, 86-8 ; The Burry-man, 89- 90 ; Distribution of Race and Lan- guage in Australia, 94-5 ; The Puzzle of Arunta Local Totem- Groups, 229-31 ; The Religion of the Andaman Islanders, 492-7
Language, secret : of ndembo society. Lower Congo, 192 ; of nkimba society, Lower Congo, 199
Lantern : in folk-tales, China, 520, Hausas, 375, Japan, 520
Lanval, in Arthur romances, 287
Laurel : in ring dance, Guernsey, 117
Lawrence, A. E. : A Milano Tale (Sarawak), 83-5
Leaves as Easter-egg patterns, Rou- manians, 301 (plates), 303 (plate)
Leeds : sympathetic magic, 483
Left: in charms, Worcestershire, 346; unlucky, Worcestershire, 346
Leg : to step over, unlucky, Lower Congo, 474 ; swells, if anvil sat upon, Lower Congo, 311
Legend of Sir Perceval, The, by J. L. Weston, reviewed, 501-3
Leniba-lemba : leaves in fetish cere- monies, Lower Congo, 465, 478"9i and in peace ceremony, Lower Congo, 37
Lembanzati tree : in war charm. Lower Congo, 35
Lemvo : bush-burning and war cus- toms, 38 40
Lent, see Carling Sunday ; Mothering Sunday ; and Palm Sunday
Leopard : charm against. Upper Congo, 499 ; flesh tabued. Lower Congo, 308 ; in folk-tale. Lower Congo, 209-10; skin in medicine bundle, Lower Congo, 43
Leopard in the Maize-farm, The : a Lower Congo Folk-Tale, by Rev. J. H. Weeks, 209-11
Leprosy : from breaking food tabu. Lower Congo, 308 ; cured by blood,
513
Lerwick : mumming, 482
Library of Folk- Lore Society, see Books
Lichfield : Friday unlucky, 221
Life : rites to obtain long life. Lower Congo, 57-8
Life-token : shell as, Nyassaland, 455-6
Lightning : amulets against, Brittany, 227-8 ; associated with mythical beings, Andamans, 261, 264, 266; axe of sky god, Assam, 395 ; caused by evil spirits, Australia, 340, fetish. Lower Congo, 36, 475 ; a fetish. Lower Congo, 59, 475 ; fire derived from, Lower Congo, 475 ; firebrand flung by Biliku, Andamans, 261, 266 ; flash of rain-god's dao, Assam, 418; God's raiment, i^ssam, 395; places and animals struck are sacred, Burma, Greeks, &c. , 484
Light, origin of: Eskimo, 377
Likenesses : objection to taking, Wilts, S3