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ii4 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vol. VII,
On a death occurring, the village is deserted. A corpse it
not buried, but is left in the house where death took place; fond.
tobacco and personal belongings being placed near to it. The
hut in which a body is left is often fenced round. Corpses are
not buried because it is thought that the spirits of the dead
would iind difficulty in making their way upwards if this were
done.
A Custom with Regard to Personal Names.
I was informed that names given in childhood are often
changed at about the age of puberty. For instance, the Jakun
told me that one man named Itam had formerly been called
Ketiel.