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enters is considered unclean, and her husband has to give 
a goat, which is killed on the doorstep of that house. 
The “ Mkia” or tail is made of fibre usually 
obtained from a species of aloe. Among 
the Karamajo tlie tail is decorated with 
beads. (British Museum.) 
before it is considered to ))e purified ; the meat is divided 
between the aggressor and the owner of the house. 
