X. TALES CONNECTED WITH CEREMONIES 



(no. 279—290; cf. Index). 



Dancers in one of the cérémonies. Drawn bv Nåmai of Mawàta. 



HOW THE MOGURU CEREMONY WAS INAUGURATED. 



The mogiiru which takes place in the dàrimo (men's house) is regarded by the Ki'wais as their 

 most secret and awe-inspiring ceremony. It is primarily connected with fighting and is thought to 

 incite the participants to become unconquerable warriors, but it is helpt'ul in many other respects as 

 well, as is generally the case with the Ki'wai rites. The nioaiini comprises two main elements, one of 

 which forms part of the initiation of young men. A wild boar is killed and afte.- it has been elabo- 

 rately decorated is brought into the ddiimo where it becomes the principal feature in the rite. It is 

 placed on a platform close to the central post which is carved and painted in the shape of a man. the 

 grown-up men stand in a line on the tloor with their legs apart, and the young men hâve to crawl 



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