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The Head Mourner (onye-izi-ozu) greeted me warmly, urging me to “take title”, a very pleasant greeting. You see him here at left with some of his charming kinsmen. I did not have the opportunity to consult with him later — and he was a very busy man guiding this entrire process.
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As the large crowd awaits the arrival of the chiefs, the Daughters (Umu-ada) of the village guard the Igbudu (symbolic coffin) of the Oziziani
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