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(4) In 1938: NG and his wife, CM, lived in a house owned by CM; 
they had one child, D, a boy of 3. CM died and NG and his son 
moved into the household of RG, a sister of NG’s mother; RG is a 
widow and has three or four children. 
In the 1950’s, many households consisted of a nuclear family only, 
and the tendency is in this direction, as is indicated by the construc- 
tion of new houses to accommodate couples after marriage. 
INDIVIDUAL LIFE CYCLE 
CONCEPTION, BIRTH, INFANCY, AND CHILDHOOD 
CONCEPTION BY MAGIC 
If a wife who remains childless desires to have a child she may 
appeal to one of the following societies to help her: Koshairi, Kwiraina, 
or Katsina-Gomaiyawic. ‘The reason for this choice, according to one 
informant, is that these societies are not honawai’aiti and do not have 
iarikos (but, as we have observed earlier in discussing societies in gen- 
eral, another informant stated that Koshairi and Gomaiyawic were 
part-honawai’aiti and that Koshairi has one iariko). The society will 
hold a ceremony for her in their house, the woman being present. 
Sometimes her husband will go through the ceremony with her. It 
consists primarily of singing, dancing, and prayer. When the cere- 
mony is over the head of the society gives her a paiyatyamo (a little 
stone anthropomorphic figure) to take home with her; she keeps it for 
a few nights and then returns it to the society. 
A childless wife may ask a society—any society that has masks— 
for a shiwana éwak (shiwana baby;see pl. 9,@). Data on the ritual of 
presentation, if any, were not obtained, except that the society gives 
the owak a name at that time. The woman puts the owak in a 
tiny cradleboard and takes care of it as if it were alive. 
PREGNANCY 
Few restrictions are put on a woman during pregnancy. She may 
sleep with her husband during the first 5 months, after which they 
must sleep apart. She may eat or drink anything she wants during 
pregnancy. A pregnant woman who belongs to a society that holds 
a ceremony at kacaidime or hanyiko is not permitted to take part in 
it because to do so she would have to fast, and pregnant women must 
eat in order to nourish the unborn child. On the other hand, she 
must not eat ‘too much corn for this would make the baby too fat.” 
One informant said that an expectant mother should not stand in 
an open doorway, as this would make delivery difficult. She should 
not sew with a sewing machine, as this would entangle the umbilical 
cord. It seems likely that these beliefs are optional, or are peculiar 
