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grave at Cheshorr and reflections on marriage |
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Ceremonial reredos of a bahadur killed by a bear - met a bear in the jungle - speared it - bear mauled him - died - bear tracked down - the bear's head is on a post - a row of 15 stakes surmounted by pig skulls with one mithan in the middle - some model spears in front - 'for his use in ashilim' - in the land of the dead life and war go on as in the land of the living - a tall bamboo pole with basket balls dangling from the top - a tally of the 25 heads, fingers or toes he took - a great cross beam - carved with simplified hornbills at end - 18 marks = number of times he ceremonially killed a cow or mithan SKETCH |
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2 pairs of breasts on either side = the 4 girls he seduced before marriage - |
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Marriage price - adjusted according to status of families - 1 mithan 3 cows 4 pigs - Auhukhyu's marriage. |
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Poor families - 1 cow 1 pig - according to status of girl's family and boy's father's discretion. |
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Makam and Auhukhyu clearly did not 'come clean' about pre- marital sex - admitted boy and girl friendships - if the girl let him the boy sometimes fondles her breast - but they never have each other. |
