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(74) The old man who paints the coffin is the oldest man in the morung. A man speaks within the house to the dead. (omitted) (75) The oldest men carry the body. If the dead man has children each gives a chicken - the oldest man of his clan kills. |
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The oldest men of the morung and the children and wife of the deceased follow the coffin. |
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After returning from the disposal the old men clean their hands with husks. |
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The house of the deceased is genna for three days, - in this time their relatives will give them wood, water and food. |