Burial; also avenging a death

Burial; also avenging a death

Lucy Lloyd !kun notebooks

uma (XIII)

When one of the !kun dies, the people dig a grave and put the dead person into it. The body is covered in earth and the grave is filled in. A tree is cut down and laid over the grave. |uma relates the death of one of his relatives who was killed by an arrow. His people put the relative into the earth and the women cried for him. If a stranger is killed they do not bury him. The account includes mention of how tobacco is shared with a stranger. If the man returns with none to share he is killed.

1) p.10 262v: |uma from personal observation, 2) p.10 267v: the ||'i thorn-tree, 3) p.10 269v: the !kun do not refuse a stranger tobacco; when the person returns he brings tobacco for them in return; if the man returns without tobacco he is killed, 4) See also

story

25 October 1881 (started)

Custom and daily life

burial ( also avenging a death )

burial ( and a thorn-tree called ||'i )

burial ( the actions of the burial party )

burial ( the actions of the relations of the deceased )

burial ( the actions of men and women )

burial ( when the dead are buried or left lying on the ground )

burial ( of strangers )

burial ( methods of )

burial ( the grave )

burial ( !kun customs relating to )

death ( burial and avenging a death )

death ( and murder )

death ( and the treatment of strangers )

death ( and graves )

death ( and the !kun )

death ( avenging )

death ( of |uma's relative killed by an arrow )

grave ( the digging of )

grave ( and burial )

grave ( !kun methods of making )

grave ( a thorn-tree is placed on top of )

grave ( burial and avenging a death )

smoking ( and strangers )

smoking ( customs relating to )

smoking ( burial and avenging a death )

strangers ( people who are different )

strangers ( death of )

strangers ( are not buried )

strangers ( sharing of tobacco with )

strangers ( and smoking )

strangers ( the murder or killing of )

strangers ( and people in |uma's country )

strangers ( the treatment of )

strangers ( customs relating to )

strangers ( burial and avenging a death )

tree ( burial and avenging a death )

tree ( name of a thorn tree )

tree ( placed on top of the grave )

tree ( the use of a thorn-tree called ||'i in burial )

name ( of a thorn tree used in burial called ||'i )

relations ( the actions of those of the deceased )

relations ( the burial party )

relations ( burial and avenging a death )

sharing ( of tobacco )

sharing ( burial and avenging a death )

sharing ( tobacco with strangers )

arrow ( |uma relates the death of one of his relatives who was killed by one )

arrow ( burial and avenging a death )

|uma ( his relative killed by an arrow )

|uma ( burial and avenging a death )

strangers ( burial and avenging a death )

strangers ( death of )

strangers ( are not buried )

strangers ( sharing of tobacco with )

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