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stone dragging and head taking |
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In front of the Ang's house and little under the Ang's morung are many stone slabs around the trees one of them with white blossoms. Some of the slabs are as high as a man. When a head was brought in it was first put on one of the flat stones around these trees. Then the young men danced around the tree and drank madhu. The next day the first and second killer dragged a stone in and set it up near the tree. If three heads were brought in three stones were erected. The Benba of the morung which had taken (82) the head helps in dragging it in and also the young men. When the stone was set up some madhu was poured on it, as the Ang says, "because Wangla kept only the hands and feet of slain enemies and sent the heads to Mon". (?) The Benba did this and said [konyak]. The head is fastened on it (83) and they dance again. It may remain hanging from the platform as long as three weeks or one month. Then it is put into the morung. |
