y he Folk-Taks of thc Kwai Papitaiis. 



Kiwai loDg-house. 



to give an instance the s in the Kiwai pronunciation becomes h 

 in Mawäla. A certain mythical female being is called busére- 

 busére in Kiwai and buhére-buhére in Mawåta. 



Dress and Ornaments The women's grass petticoats 

 consist of long fringes behind and in front lianging from a 

 belt, the back fringes are passed between the legs and 

 fastened in front under the belt, the ends of the front fringes 



Mandressed up for one of the cere- , • , , ^ ü ^ r ^ rm 



monies. At the back of the head ^eing also caught up there SO as to form a loop. Ihe women 

 a stick decorated with feathers. of Mâsingâra and other „bushmen" tribes wear fringed pet- 



Face and body painted. Feather 



head dress. Breast sheii. Arm- ticoats hanging loosclj round the hips like a skirt. Formerly 

 bands with inserted gay leaves- jj^g j^j^^.^j „^g„ ^11 went quite naked or wore only a groin- 



Bracer on lett lorearm with a ^ >j 



koima ornament. Belt and fringed shell. On festive occasions thej are decked with waving 



skirt. Tail. Anklets. Drawn by ,. , , , , , ,11 1 11 1 



Nâmai of Mawåta teathers and gay-coloured „croton branches and decorate 



theinselves with a great number of ornaments made of shells, 

 différent kinds of teeth. and plaited strings. A stick is worn through the septum of 

 the nose. 



Houses. ïhe Kiwais live in „long-houses", the longest I saw measuring 154 

 metras between the end-walls. The usual lenght is 40 to 80 mètres, and the interiör 

 of a house forms a single room. The houses are erected on posts, the floors being 

 some two mètres above the ground. The two principal entrances are one at each end- 

 wall, with usually a little platform outside on a level with the floor, which is approached 

 by a ladder. Other smaller entrances are to be found in pairs along the sides of the 



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