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THE NALAWAN SOCIETY 419
mbaa) ‘ ; the fourth for the cutting of the newt nambar, and the
ï¬Åfth for carving it. The rwmbou timbarap has generally eight
faces cut upon it, one above the other for the whole of its length.
The lowest of these is called mbat mbalambal, and has a. pig’s
mouth ; then comes one called simply temes ; above this is noon
mahal (" the face of ? the nimahal ï¬Åsh "), and above this again
is one called nimbwilei (“ the gong â€ù) ; the name of the next
is not recorded, but above it is noon nimmr (" the face of life â€ù P) ;
the last two again are unnamed, but we are told that the top
one is painted white. The navel nambar stands about four feet
high, and is a rough oval in section. On one oi the flattened
sides, near the top, a face is carved, and down the length of
the stone below this are painted a number of red spots, in a
Vertical line.
Three days after the carving and painting, the mimbou
timbarap is set up outside the amzl, leaning up against the wall,
in the same position as the mmibou vivimiengk loor"ha, and
round about it a similar circle of small stones (nonggob) is placed.
The newt mzmbar is erected on the left-hand side of the door of
the amel, but it is not enclosed by any stone circle. At either
side of both these structures a croton of the variety known as
mbatambon is planted, and in addition to this a green and a red
corclyline, called naari wumbou timbamp and naari memal
respectively, are planted beside the numbou timbarap. Of these
the green cordyline is used exclusively in connection with this
Nalawan grade, and occurs in no other ceremonial. When these
preparations are ï¬Ånished the ritual proceeds along the usual
lines, the formula used when the introducer gives his pig to the
candidate being in this instance: “ Matelau, nimbuas matelzm
iomp kw numbou timbarap, nitavu m'n entzmgkmbimbi hi ".1
Then follows the conferring of the armlets. The introducer takes
a branch of a variety of croton called nimbini, and on it he hangs
the pig's tusk bracelet and turtle-shell armlet. Holding this
p1 It will be remembered that among the payments which a candidate to
Namangka Nzlums makes is one for an operation called 1'suru' Mimete Milsmas,
Deacon stated that he was uncertain as to the exact meaning oi the word isurai,
but that It probably signiï¬Åed “ he SIIIOOHJS ". I1: seems very possible therefore
that the word semi, which he translates “ pare â€ù, is the same as surei, and if
this be so we have an interesting similarity between Nimanglzi Nzliwis and
Nzzlawnn Numbou Iï¬Åmbang; since, so far as we know, these are the only two
grades at entrance to whi any payment of this kind is made.—C. H, W.
A ï¬Årst “ matelau " refers to the candidate, the second to the introduce.r.—-