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funeral of Weikok , dead of leprosy |
| text: |
Last night Weikok died, an old Khoknok man who had had leprosy for years. For this reason the funeral was different from the usual burial and fewer people participated in the funeral procession. It was noticeable that Bala people were among them, sons of his father's sister. (For all further information see Notebook 14 p. 98 following). The body was wrapped in a mat which had been tied to a single strong bamboo. In this way the old men of the morung carried him out of the house where he had lived with his brother's son. |
