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Children scrambling over the Remains of theM arriage Feast .. Facing page 65 A Little Kha 7g Our Native Prisoners }j yg The Village Musician serenading aY oung Couple .. 70 AH ut of Propitiation I oo Tombs fenced with Bamboo and decorated withE lephants Tusks }J I oo Woven Bamboo Baskets used to carry Offerings to the Priests IQI Memorial Stone erected to aT iger .... 130 AH unting Party I3I An Elephant and his Driver .. .. .? 11 The Festival of theD ead :carrying home theS acrificial Buffalo 160 The Festival of theD ead :P oles erected for the Celebration .161 Funeral Rites: theB ody in aC offin made from the Hollowed Trunk of aT ree J} 174 Funeral Rites :the Body by its weight has indicated its wish to be buried in this spot ..... ?175 AM edical Examination )} 186 Looking through theS tereoscope 186 Three Boys of ourN ative Guard. .. .. ,,187 AC ourt ofT rial on an Annamese Stage ... 204 AG roup of Amateur Actors in A nnam. ... 205 AM andarin of Annam ...... J? 205 Royal Elephants inC ambodia }J 250 AB uddhist Procession J? 251 I mage of aD eparted Saint in a Phallic Temple .. 272 Statues erected to theD ead in Laos .... 272 Shrine of a Laotian Priest ...... J? 273 The Interior of theS hrine ...... n273 Statue of an Ancient King of Cambodia ... 288 Statue of an Ancient Queen of Cambodia ... 288 An Old Cham Temple in aC ambodian Forest .. 288 The House of aC ham Aristocrat 289 AC ottage Home inC ambodia ..... 289 Cremation inC ambodia :the Head of the Procession .312 AC atafalque upon which several Bodies are carried away for Cremation ....... 312 The Hearse and Bearers at an Annamese Funeral ..
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Children scrambling over the Remains of the Marriage it CmO LB A Little Kha Our Native Prisoners .. .. .. The Village Musician serenading a Young Couple AH ut of Propitiation ..... Tombs fenced with Bamboo and decorated with Elephants Tusks ...... Woven Bamboo Baskets used to carry Offerings to the Priests ........ Memorial Stone erected to a Tiger AH unting Party ...... An Elephant and his Driver .... The Festival of the Dead :carrying home the Sacrificial Buffalo The Festival of the Dead :P oles erected for the Cele bration ........ Funeral Rites :the Body in a Coffin made from the Hollowed Trunk of a Tree .... Funeral Rites :the Body by its weight has indicated its wish to be buried in this spot .... AM edical Examination ..... Looking through the Stereoscope. Three Boys of our Native Guard .... AC ourt of Trial on an Annamese Stage AG roup of Amateur Actors in A nnam. AM andarin of Annam ..... Royal Elephants in Cambodia .... AB uddhist Procession ..... I mage of a Departed Saint in a Phallic Temple Statues erected to the Dead in Laos Shrine of a Laotian Priest ..... The Interior of the Shrine ..... Statue of an Ancient King of Cambodia Statue of an Ancient Queen of Cambodia An Old Cham Temple in a Cambodian Forest The House of a Cham A ristocrat.... AC ottage Home in Cambodia .... Cremation in Cambodia :the Head of the Procession AC atafalque upon which several Bodies are carried away for Cremation The Hearse and Bearers at an Annamese Funeral .T he Altar of his A ncestors, which accompanies the Deceased ..
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