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FIG.
27b, 1-3. Designs used in decorating tHe nuai miH Hats of tHe Nimangki M isi
group of tHe NémlmgHi Tlel of Lamburnbu . . . . 443
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270. Native drawings of two of tHe naai mil: Hats . , . . 444
28. SketcH of a skull and two long bones inside a dolrnen, set up for
a Nima/ngki Tlel; tHis is tHeir ï¬Ånal resting-place. Lambumbu . 447
29. Plan of tHe dancing ground during tHe second part of tHe Nsvinbur
ritual . . _ . _ _ , , _ _ , , 463
30. Diagram illustrating tHe position of tHe dancers in tHe Neleng dance 471
31. A bamboo gong used by women during tHe Lapas ceremonies . . 485
32. Platform from wHicH yams are Hung during tHe ceremony of erecting
a new gong. Lagalag . , . . . . . ‘. 509
33. Diagram illustrating tHe metHod of erecting a new gong . . . 510
34. Plan of tHe dancing ground at Epmunbag during tHe dance wHicH
celebrates tHe erection of a new gong. Lagalag . . . 515
35. THe design representing Temes Savsap wHicH is painted on tHe
coverlet covering a corpse during tHe funeral rites . . . 522
36. Plan of tHe dancing ground during tHe celebrations of tHe Nimesian,
or deatH-ieast. Seniang . . . . . . .‘ 526
37. THe geometrical ï¬Ågures NaHal (from Seniang) and Neuet Hvr I ambi
(from Lambuinbu) . . . . . . . .
38. Plan of tHe logHo at Melpnies . . . . . . . 647
39. Diagramrnatic sketcH of a longitudinal section tHrougH tHe sacred A
House in tHe wut maul at LeroHelag . A . ., _ . . 656
40. A stone used in garden magic for increasing yarns . . 669
555
MAPS
1. SketcH-map of Malekula based on tHe Admiralty CHart . 2
2. Map of Distributions . . . . . I . 11
3. NaHal Tamas, " Spirit PatHs " . xl