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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
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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 eï⫬‚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 efï⫬&AriNg;gy of Lisivu.
' "M1= the effigy of MaNsip.
-" Lie = theeï⫬‚igy of Lieur.
';XX = the audieNce of meN aNd womeN.
iNside MaNsip’s house just behiNd the three ï⫬&AriNg;gures (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,