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GLOSSARY 751
(nB)t¢l = the cord.
(ne)tel MuluuMn; a special cord Made only in Lan-ibuMbu and Bagasa
iron: a creeper called Mbirip ; it is pl.lI'Ch3.S€d at enuance to high
NiMangki grades, and is used for fastening on the head-dress worn
during the dances of these grades.
(M)tel silks: said to be a Mat in the forM of a Man ; an object of the
greatest sanctity, Made only in LaMbuMbu. The privilege of seeing
it is purchased at entrance to NiManghi NaMu.
(1:i)teMuh (L.) : (1) a ghost ; (2) an instruMent Made froM a large baMboo
pipe supported at one end used in the incision rites ; (3) the cereMony
which concludes the funeral rites and ends the period of Mourning;
(4) efligies carved out oi wood.
(ni)!2Mah takhtnkh (L.) : “ the ghost he endures " ; a naMe for the large
bull-roarer (" the Mother") which is used in the incision rites.
tzMes: (I) a ghost ; (2) an effigy set up for ï¬Åre entrance rites of every
NiMangki grade in which an ancestral spirit is believed to reside
interMittently; (3) subsidiary efligies oiten set up for entrance rites to
NiMaMgki grades, but whether believed to be occupied ever by spirits
is not stated ; (4) the naMe oi one of the faces carved on the nuMbou
tiMbarap (q.v.) ; (5) the naMe of a design on an arM-band “ belonging
to " the grade NiMzMgki New/eluel.
toMes Malau (tsMes = ghost ; Maluu = bush turkey) 1 (1) a Mythological
being, apparently especially associated with the N alau/an N iMbwilei
grades; (2) a certain kind of Mask connected with the Nalawan,
possibly the saMe as the ieMes nagaal ; (3) a heavy wooden “ Mask "
or disguise, worn at soMe stage during the entrance rites to NalauuM
NiMbwilei.
teMzs MbalMbul: the hats or Masks of the NalawaM society.
lzMes MbalMbal noon iM : " the teMes MbalMbal with two faces â€ù ; possibly
the saMe as the teMes Mzplzl ; a Mask which belongs to the grade
NuMbau aiMbaMp.
lï¬ÅMes MbalMbal norM isii = " the teMes MblzlMbal with one iaceâ€ù; a
variety of Mask belonging to the grade NisaMp.
lzMzs Mbalai: an iMportant variety of non»huMan bush spirit; the
visible {arM of the " spirit " of e naai Male tree.
leMes MbatM: the two larger teMes carved with two faces, set up at
entrance to the grade MbatM.
teMes Mzainggol: the wooden cylinders which when blown into Made a.
sound which is supposed to be the noises oi the ancestral spirits;
these cylinders are very sacred and belong to the Nalawun society.
teMes nupal : one of the Masks oi the Nalawan ; worn only by MeMbers
of NiMburilei or higher grades.
teMes ndMrMdaM: the naMe oi the gong-rhythrn beaten to announce
that a Man has been killed in war. -
teMes (M')MbweMwe1'l = “ the young cycas teMes " ; the naMe oi a Mask
belonging to the grade AMe] SesMcMdur; it is also called teMes
MbalMbal noon lllil, that is " the teMes MbalMbal with three
faces ".
teMes niuinbur : the ï¬Ågures and Modelled heads used during the Nivinbur
rites.
teMes (nu)Mb-step: a. variety of Mask belonging to the grade Naainggol
or perhaps LelengMfal.
teMes pnpas: a variety of Mask belonging to the grade NaaMel LiMbu.
teMes MMbu : a rite of divination by Means oi which it is discovered what
village is responsible for a person's death. '
taMe: MMbuMbal z a variety of plant planted for the death feast.
taMe: suMjasuMpz (I) the teMes of the NiMangki grade TaMbap, which