Publisher's Synopsis
This book is an attempt to give a systematic account of the Khasi people, their manners and customs, their ethnological affinities, their laws and institutions, their religious beliefs, their folk lore, their theories as to their origin, and their language. Contents Section I-General: Habitat, Appearance, Physical and General Characteristics, Geographical Distribution, Origin, Affinities, Dress, Tattooing, Jewellery, Weapons. Section II-Domestic Life: Occupation, Apiculture, Houses, Villages, Furniture and Household Utensils, Musical Instruments, Agriculture, Crops, Hunting, Fishing, Food, Drunk, Games, Manufactures, Manufacture of Eri Silk Cloths and Cotton Cloths in the Jaintia Hills, Cotton Cloths, Pottery. Section III-Laws and Customs: Tribal Organisation, State Organistation, Marriage, Divorce, Inheritance, Adoption, Tenure of Land and Laws regarding Land, Hali Lands or Irrigated Paddy Lands, laws regarding other Property, Decision of Disputes, Decision of Cases by Ordeal, War, Human Sacrifices.
