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404 MALEKULA
the candidate of his new name “ Tehnbwir ". An old man of
high Nalawzm rank from another village, probably he who led
in the “ stoning" of the naainggal structure, comes forward
holding some croton branches. The candidate takes up his
position close to the naainggol, and the old man pronounces the
following words: “Nehen nimlmmong ti, Telmbwir,“ slapping
the new member on the back as he says the last word. Thus
ends the ceremonial of entrance to the Nalawan Naainggol.
N alawan N isamp
’ The second grade of the adult Nalawan series is Niszm14§.
For this the candidate ï¬Årst seeks out a man, generally a member
of another village, to act as his introducer. Then he goes into
the bush to cut tree-fern posts for the objects called nitevis}
which are the carved wooden images of the N alawan. As before,
these posts are left near the amel, and on some succeeding day
the introducer and his friends plant round them four very red
crotons of the varieties mbile and batajimlnm. Then follows the
payment by the candidate to the introducer of small pigs (of
lohzmko’oran or mbuas oros grades) for the carving of the faces
on the nitevis. These are of two types ; one variety is simply
called nitevis, the other tevsim mbaai. The former are made
of an upright post with a head of the usual Malekulan form
carved on the upper end ; a tall conical hat is represented on
the head and projecting on either side are the decorated sticks
nimbal nin similar to those wom by the " father â€ù and “ mother â€ù
posts oi the preceding grade (see Fig. 24 (a) ). The face is painted
black, with a red streak down the forehead and nose; the hat
is coloured yellow on one side and red on the other; and the
decoration is completed by a curved pig’s tusk being inserted
at both corners of the mouth. The tevsim mbaai are very, different
from this. They are cut roughly in the shape of an H, the cross-
bar being very wide, a.nd on this a face is carved (v. Fig. 24 (b) ).
Each candidate has two of the ordinary m'tem's and two tevsun
mbaai. For the former he pays one pig apiece, for the latter two‘
When the pigs have been paid the introduce: and his friends
go to the amel where they execute the carvings. They then go
‘ This word is quite distinct from the word nitnnss which is used for the
carved wooden images of the 1’inmngk¢1~A. B4 D4 >
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