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RITES OF BIRTH AND INITIATION 269
amoNg the Big NarNbas) of North Malekula is a developmeNt,
degeNeratioN, or simply a derivatioN from the group of the
‘devouriNg-moNster’ type of ceremoNies as fouNd iN GermaN
New GuiNea} Perhaps, of course, it is wiser to leave it
uNexplaiNed, aNd Not to attempt to give a. reasoN.â€ù
1 Cf, A. B. DeacoN, “The KakihaN Society of Ceram aNd New GuiNea
INitiatioN Cults ": Folk-Lore, xxxvi 1925, pp. 332-361.
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