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the building, as well as the temple, called k&rewtiri, it was used as an abode for the night 



by the same young men, 

 who were seen working 

 in it during the day. In 

 1903 it was sadly in want 

 of repairs (see fig. 194). 

 Some large nets, jane, and 

 also the Netherl. coat-of- 

 arms, were still to be 

 found, but seldom was 

 anybody seen there. The 

 community houseofThaë, 

 represented in figs. 175 and 

 176, is of the same shape 

 as the one of Asé. It is 

 built at the eastern end 

 of the village near the 

 temple, which stands quite 

 by itself, still more to the 

 east, and separated from 

 it by a fence; on this side 



it is also closed by a vertical wall, whilst the other sides, turned towards the village, are 



entirely open (fig. 176). 



Fis 



Communitv house : T h a ë. 



The ridge pôle is, at each 

 of the ends, continued 

 into a crocodile, which, 

 with its mouth open, 

 seizes the partes poste- 

 riores of a human figure. 

 Inside I found some men, 

 also the shields (N os . 1261 

 —65, PI. XXVI, figs. 2, 

 n — 14), captured on the 

 occasion of an attack by 

 the Arso people, whilst 

 wooden birds like N°. 565 

 (PL XIX, fig. S), were 

 hanging, suspended by 

 cords, from the beams. 

 The community house at 

 Jambuë is of the same 



shape and was harbouring at the time of my visit, a large number of maie guests from other 



villages, conçregated for a wedding feast. 







Fig. 176. Community house and temple; Thaë. 



