Head-hunting for the sake of the trophy itself, does not exist here.

Peace can be effected by means of a blood compact known as _dayandi_.
Each principal cuts his own wrist until the blood flows freely; this he
catches in his free hand and offers to the other participant to drink.
Sometimes the blood of both is caught and mixed in a dish from which
they drink, meanwhile addressing the _tigyama_,[29] saying, "We are now
like brothers, like children of the same parents, and now we cannot
fight any more. We ask you to be the witnesses."

[29] See p. 107. [Transcriber's note: 12 pages later in this document.]

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION.

There seems to be no trace of clan or totemic grouping among the Bagobo.
Blood relationship is traced as far as the second cousin and is a bar to
marriage. The suggestion that a man might marry his mother-in-law was
received with horror, but whether this was due to local mother-in-law
stories or to an idea of relationship could not be ascertained. However,
a man may marry the sister of his wife.

Each district has its head man, or petty _datu_ who is supposed to be
subject to the _datu_ of Cibolan. This seems actually to have been the
case until a few years ago, when some of the local rulers withdrew their
allegiance. The office is hereditary and usually passes from the father
to his eldest son. Should the _datu_ be without an heir, or the son be
considered inefficient, the under chiefs and wise old men may choose a
leader from among their number.

In his own district the power of the _datu_ is very great, but even he