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410 ' MALEKULA
shoots ï¬Årst at the semandur and then at the niselev, Others
who have the privilege follow his example. Then a man, whom
the candidate has paid to perform the oï¬Åice, goes up to the
sesmandar and pulls the leaves out from it. This action seems
to indicate resentment against the sasmamlur, but what the
cause of this might be could not be ascertained. After this the
ceremonies of acquiring the nambal feather, the dancing, and
the slaying of the pig,‘ the assumption of the new title
“Telmbwir Amel“, and the litamats follow on as in earlier
Nalawan grades.
If this is the ï¬Åfth Nalawan which the candidate has entered
he goes through the oeremony of " stoning the pig". There is
no record as to when this is dune, nor is there any account of it.
When a man has performed it he is a full member oi the Nulawan,
able to attend the society's rites in other villages and join in
"stoning" the Nalau/an stnictures, mminggol and nisamp, at
the entrance of other men to the grades of these names.
I.elengv/a'al Nimbzuilei Tonggor
There is no account of the rites of entrance into the grade
Lzlengwfal, and from the fact that in one list it is bracketed with
Amal Sesrnandur, it is possible that these two are to some extent
alternatives. The grades following upon Lelangvzfal are those
classed together as “ the Nalau/an of the Gongs". The ritual
of the ï¬Årst three of these is probably the same, and that of
Lalengvdal Nimbwilzi Tzmggov‘ may therefore be described in
illustration of them. As will be seen the preparations are more
elaborate than any which have been described hitherto, and
some oi the rites themselves show new variations, but the general
scheme of the proceedings is the same as that for Nalnwan
Nisamgz.
The candidate arranges in the usual way with someone who
is already a member to act as his introducer. He then repairs
with his friends to the bush to cut twelve logs, six of which are
1 A rough hm states that the Cdhch which is broken against the pig's fore-
head is laid on 3101107 pm set up hm the BMW]. This would problbly be one
of the posts of nitorlor WOOG in front oi the am! DB either side of the ra:mmniun—
c. 11. W.
- The meaning of Lzlengl/a'al is nut recorded; Nimbwilri Tonggnv means,
translated literally, "gong pier-ty."_c. 1-r. w.
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