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Story: Burial; also avenging a death
Title
Burial; also avenging a death
Collection
Summary
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.
Comments
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 Dress after death and Burial and Burial (another account), 5) This story is found in Book XIII & XIV-1
Contributors
Date
25 October 1881 (started)
Categories
Keywords
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)
Story Pages
10 263-10 272
