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i THE NALAWAN SOCIETY 409
After the erection of the sesmamiur the rites proceed as for
N aainggol and N isamjb. When the time comes for the candidate
to be invested with the boar’s tusk bracelet, he places his wrist
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FIG. 25. Diagrammatic sketch 01 the front 01' the mm! decorated for the rites
oi Nalawzm Ame! Sesmamiur.
= doorway of the “W14 ff .= faces representing the eel in
the szsmamiur. the mouth cl nisalsu.
= the tongue of mlszlzv.
= mbwingmbwingamb leaves.
= posts of m't0vtM wood.
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: skulls on the sssmamiuv.
= faces carved on the lower cross-
post uf the szsmzmdw.
a = niselev, the eel,
sesmamim, and it is struck with the nemitim nave! in this position.
In the rites of the second day there is an important variation.
Whereas in the lower grades coco-nuts are thrown at the Nalawan
structure, in this grade they are shot at with bow and arrow.
An old man of high Nalau/an rank leads the way, as usual ; he

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