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338 MALEKULA anyone had entered any of these high Nimangki grades that nothing was remembered of the others save the nature of certain of the objects or efï¬Ågies which were "erected for them. It seems that, for Muluwun Sumb14,nm.the candidate sets up a small hut which resembles a roof placed on the ground without walls ; the ridge pole is carved at one end with a face and-in front of the other end of the hut a sprouting; coco-nut is laid. An upright wooden temes carved with a face and called, seemingly, nimbiimp lemonei is thrust upright through the roof of this miniature house, so that it projects some distance above. A verysimilar structure is made for the Numbou Timbarap rites, but in the rough sketch by which Deacon illustrated his notes no face is carved on either the ridge pole or on the upright post, nor is any coco-nut shown. rFm. 18. Diaguammatic sketch of the stone nimbiitim new/et set up during the entrance rites to the Nimangki grade Nevet Mbrzl. Nevertheless it is stated elsewhere that for entrance to this grade a carved pole called numbou timbamp is set upiwhich resembles the post of this name which is erected for a candidate at entrance to the N alawan N umbou T imbr/imp (see Chapter XIII). The only distinction appears tobe that, whereas the latter is made of tree-fern wood, the carved post for Zthis Nimnmgki grade is of umou wood. . ~ A ‘ A rough sketch has also been preserved of the stone nimbiltiin nevet which is erected by a candidate to the grade of "this name. In shape it seems to be not unlike a tomb-stone, and on one of its flat sides there is painted a design called, apparently, nivi vwvur, which is -said to be a variety of bati(see Fig. I8). It is also stated in one note that ten. stones are set up at entrance to N‘e1/at M Zml, these however are probably not all temes, but rather nousun nevet such as are erected in front of the nevet nambar in the rites of Namu. . ~ - I , _
