The Ways of the South Sea Savage; A Record of Travel & Observation Amongst the Savages of the Solomon Islands & Primitive Coast & Mountain Peoples of
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The Ways of the South Sea Savage; A Record of Travel & Observation Amongst the Savages of the Solomon Islands & Primitive Coast & Mountain Peoples of Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1914. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI MEKEO FUNERAL AND MOURNING CUSTOMS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES The Mekeo people bury their dead in underground graves; and, wherever the death occurs, the grave is always in the dead person's own village. Immediately after the death of any person, other than a little child, all the people of the village in which he died commence a period of mourning; but, if he belonged to another village, to which he is taken for burial, this mourning ceases immediately upon the removal of the body, and is transferred to his own village. There is no blackening of the bodies at this stage; but the mourners abstain from dancing or singing, or any other noisy amusement. The relatives of the departed begin their mourning immediately after the death, whether it occurs in their village or elsewhere; they must abstain not only from noisy amusements, but also from the use of red paint on their bodies, and the male relatives must wear nothing that is painted any colour; also the grass petticoats worn by the female relatives must be the short ones, open at the sides, already referred to. Before describing the funeral ceremony, I must say that any persons of other clans, who have taken wives from the clan of the deceased, have the right to be present at the funeral, and indeed it is their duty to be there, and to carry out the funeral arrangements. These people are 152 BURIAL called ipangava (ipa =brother-in-law and ngava=fatherin-law). The deceased is washed and dressed with a handsome perineal band, or, in the case of a woman, a decorative dancing petticoat, and is adorned with various ornaments. The body is then exposed in the club-house of the clan, or on an erection constructed for the purpose, and the widow or widower and nearest relatives keep guard over it and w...
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The book The Ways of the South Sea Savage; A Record of Travel & Observation Amongst the Savages of the Solomon Islands & Primitive Coast & Mountain Peoples of by Robert Wood Williamson
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This particular edition was published on or around 2012-1-15 date.
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