Katean Secret Society
A secret society of the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, of the
Malay archipelago. Anyone who wished to become a member
was introduced into the Katean house through an aperture in
the form of a crocodiles jaws or a cassowarys beak. After remaining
there for a few days, he was secretly removed to a remote
spot. At the end of two months he was permitted to return
to his relativestheretofore unaware of his whereaboutsas a
member of the Katean Society.
