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THE NIMANGKI AND NELEMEW 359
the to of it The paiNtiNg of both the face aNd
perched stiï⫬‚ly oN p .
the fowl had a sugary quality which gave the goNg exactly the
appearaNce of a tall cake capped with rich iciNg sugar aNd
surmouNted by a Noah's Ark fowl, which had also become
iNadverteNtly iced (v. Fig. 20).
' d 'tiN for
" ON the edge of the daNciNg grouNd we halte , wai g
the ‘home village ') to maN the gaNgs aNd strike up
our hosts ( -
the rhythm which aNNouNces the preseNtatioN of giibpigs. The
' art assed leisurely across the
goNg-heaters haviNg beguN, our p y p
grouNd towards the amel side, each maN holdiNg his pig by its

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F15. Z0. The carved aNd paiNted goNg suNNouNted by a cook
carved iN wood, which was "bought " by Mal Tasi at his
NelamNu. (After a rough sketch by the author.)
tether. Here Maltasi, the ‘ maker ’ of the Nelzmew, that is, the giver
of the feast, was sittiNg aNd to him the pigs were giveN oNe after
aNother, the goNgs iNdicatiNg by a suddeN fortissimo burst the act
of preseNtatioN. Our host was, poor fellow, a victim of elephaNtiasis,
aNd his testicles were swolleN to such a size that he could sit dowN
oNly with difficulty aNd could scarcely staNd up at all. But it
was his day; his eyes shoNe with excitemeNt aNd hobbliNg aNd
shuffliNg about, helped by others, he maNaged to receive the pigs
preseNted to him with due oiï⫬&AriNg;ciousNess aNd digNity. We Now
sat dowN by the amel aNd awaited the arrival of the guests from