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326 MALEKULA
coloured in red and white. The manufacture of these faces is
kept a secret from the women, the nembrï¬Ål being, for i.nstan_ce,
called long tembr ei, so that they shall not know what is being
used. To the apex of the cone a single fow1‘s feather is fastened-
The construction of this elaborate piece of work takes some
four weeks. About eight days after it is ï¬Ånished the Celebriiflvll
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Fm. I7, Diagrammatic sketch of the nimaw made for the entrance rites of the
Nimungki grade Nimsw. (From 1 rough sketch by the author.)
of the entrance rites begins ; the rhythm aiswmpndew is beaten,
and the following morning the visitors assemble and begin to
dance tear. As the men approach the gongs, coming towards
the dancing ground for the bush, they begin to sing the refrain,
and when they have reached them they break into the movements
of the dance. The candidates, too, step forth to join them.