to life. In Liyasan, Sandayo receives requests from other cousins to aid them in producing the dowry for their prospective brides. Using his powers, Sandayo obliges. After the marriage of his cousins, a grand is celebrated in Manelangan, where Sandayo and his relatives ascend to heaven. Performing arts Subanon musical instruments include the , a single brass gong; the , a set of eight small brass gongs of graduated sizes; and the , a hollowed log which is beaten like a drum; and the drums. Vocal music includes the chants for the epic, and several types of songs, which include the (a love song), (lullaby), and (a funeral song for a dead chieftain). The is usually sung by two singers, one of them being the , during a , the ritual ceremony performed as a memorial for the death of a chief. The chanting of the is accompanied by the ritualistic offering of bottled drinks, canned milk, cocoa, margarine, sardines, broiled fish, chicken, and pork. The and her assistants bring out a jar of pangasi (rice wine) from the house and into the field, where the wine is poured onto the earth. Then the chanting begins, inside the house. To be at peace with the diwata of the tribe, the Subanon perform ritual dances, sing songs, chant prayers, and play their drums and gongs. The , who is more often a woman, is the lead performer in almost all Subanon dance rituals. Her trance dance involves continuous chanting, frenzied shaking of palm leaves, or the brandishing of a bolo alternated with the flipping of red pieces of cloth. Upon reaching a feverish climax, the balian stops, snaps out of her trance, and proceeds to give instructions dictated by the diwata to the people. Dance among the Subanon fulfills a multitude of ceremonial and ritual functions. Most important of the ritual dances is the which is performed on a platform at least 6–10 meters above the ground. The most expensive ritual of the Subanon, the is held to commemorate a dead person, so that his acceptance into the spirit world may be facilitated, or to give thanks for a bountiful harvest, or to ask for such a harvest as well as other favors from the . The whole structure of the platform sways and appears to be shaky, but it is supported at the corners by upright posts. In the middle