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feast was undoubtedly greater than among the members of 

 these different communities. I was told, in fact, that this 

 year three villages (Fediri, Uuevi, and Dagoho) were holding 

 the feast, independently of one another. A few years ago 

 Boreho gave the feast; two years ago Banoro, and so on. It 

 is to be noted, however, that though the whole village per- 

 formed the Maduna at the same time, the single clans acted 

 as independent units in its ceremonial aspect. Thus in Boreho 

 five platforms used to be erected for the Govi, and there were 

 five masters and five sets of Udint arrangements. In Geagea, 

 where there are six clans, three platforms were erected, two 

 'clans using the same platform: — Oraido with Waratsadubu; 

 Uda with Anlme ; and Daiidwa with Barcht. Although, taken 

 -as a whole, a village community acted with relation to the 

 •other communities, in a manner analogous to the clan in the 

 Mailu village, yet the clan structure within the village 

 remained, and the part played by the clan and by its master 

 was to a certain degree the same as in Mailu village, modified 

 only by the fact that the other clans were active as well. 



There was, as a rule, one master of the feast for each 

 clan giving the Maduna. Thus, in the foregoing description, 

 mention has been made of three masters of the feast in Kitrere, 

 though two only underwent the Udini and performed the 

 preliminary feasts, as if it was only those two who made the 

 Govi maduna. Again, in Mailu this year Doiina is the master 

 of the feast for the Maraduhn clan, and Vdru for the Alordu 

 'clan. In Mailu, however, when a single big clan performed 

 the feast, there were always two masters — headmen of two of 

 the subclans — and no one but a headman of a subclan could 

 act as the master. Thus at the Maduna of last year, given 

 by the Urumoga clan, both Papdri, the headman of the 

 Banagaduhii subclan, and Afsilo'i, the headman of Boiladiihii 

 subclan, acted as masters. Again, when the same clan 

 (Urumoga) made a feast a few 3rears before, Dagdea , headman 

 of Goniduhuy and Ap., headman of Garadnhu, were the 

 masters. As there are six subclans in Urumoga, there were 

 three changes of masters for the feast. Analogous conditions 

 obtained in Bodeaho, and in Maraduhu and Mordu before 

 they were weakened. 



The master of the feast has to direct and supervise the 

 preparations for it; he it is, as we have seen, who plays the 

 most important part in the proceedings, and who also under- 

 goes the ceremonial hardships. During the feast also he plays 

 the most prominent role, calling out the names of the clans 

 to whom food is given and delivering speeches. These he has 

 ulso to make during the preparations. He is, in consequence, 

 ^called Ohdsa maimai egi, ''the speech-making man." As all 



