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the grave is dug, and are left whole until the grave is finished. 
It is then cut up, the relations take half, and the grave-diggers 
the other half of the intestines. The head is always taken by 
the nearest male relative, the right hind leg is given to the 
eldest daughter, the left hind leg to the next daughter. If 
no daughters of their own, the nieces receive them. The 
forelegs are given to other distant female relatives. The 
heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, lungs, ete., are then handed to 
‘‘Sherra,’’ the village priest. He first of all divides 
these portions up, six portions for a male and five for a female, 
and takes them to the next-door neighbour’s house and cooks 
same. He then brings them to the deceased’s house and places 
them on top of the rice and vegetables which the relatives 
have brought in during the merning, and placed near the head of 
the corpse. His next duty is to offer up this food to the 
‘‘kameo’’ (evil spirit) by reciting this refrain: ‘‘ Thisan 
a meal afterwards. Beer is also offered, and a small portion 
thrown away. After this ceremony of the priest, the rest of 
the meat and rice is divided amongst all and eaten before the 
burial. It is interesting to note here, that no matter what is 
killed in the village, or at whatever time, feast or otherwise, it 
is always offered to the ‘‘kameo’’ before eating. The next 
tom a house near by, and descends into the grave, and twirling 
it round beseeches the ancestors of the dead to come and meet him 
on his way to ‘‘Kazairam.”’ ‘‘O awo ayi! ishava rarali, ung- 
ade. Then after the ‘‘sherra,’’ 
ay and mourn stay 
on, and the rest leave. Then tightly fastening the body to the 
