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NEVINBUR, NELENG, AND NIMBE EI 463 the village. Mansip sits in the centre, with Lisivu on his left d and Lieur on his right Over theM is erected a sMall house han - called neiuM taiwut MaMsip. A nuMber of baMboos are then taken, the nodes of which have been perforated, and are buried d ' 'd ' such a way that one end of theM appears above groun insi c 111 the enclosure near the gongs, the other end reaches the surface
FIG. 29. Plan oi the village dancing-ground during the perforMance of the second part oi the Neuinbur rites. ‘ . A -= the aMel. BB = the fence in trout oi the anwl. » “cc = the fence round the dancing-ground‘ '-D D =- the baMboos leading froM the gangs to the e&iuMl;¬‚igy and buried for the X greater part of their length. E E = the house of Aiwut-Mansip. JGIG-= the village gangs. 3;; I-I:=the hole covered with naMu rootsi “Lia = the ef&iuMl;¬Ågy of Lisivu. ' "M1= the effigy of Mansip. -" Lie = thee&iuMl;¬‚igy of Lieur. ';XX = the audience of Men and woMen. inside Mansip’s house just behind the three &iuMl;¬Ågures (see Fig. 29). During the cereMonies MeMbers of the Nevinbur sit near the -gongs and “singâ€ù into these baMboos ; the sound, carrying underground through the hollow shafts, coMes out near Mansip and his wives, who are thus Made to seeM, to the uninitiated spectators, to be singing. . 'l‘he occasion for the perforMance of the N evinbM ritual is apparentlythe initiation of a new MeMber into the society. This privilege is purchased, as in the NalaMM and NiMangki,
