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drums and sexual motifs of carvings in Tuensang |
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Several wooden figures lean against the front of the morung with a strong emphasis on the sexual parts. They are not supposed to serve a particular purpose but only stand there for decoration. Following Mills question of whether he might be allowed to take one of the figures, the gaonburas said they had no objection. The boys were always hitting these statues with their daos anyway and they would get destroyed that way in any case. There is a slit drum in a third morung, the end of which is carved into a very naturalistic buffalo head |
