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inabnūtan
iɴ-an
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A hunter's ceremonial backpack similar to a bangaw backpack.
Woven of bamboo, ānoh, or rattan, uway, with a zigzag design, lāga 2. It has a slanting lid, atap, hu'ap, thatched with tough black fibers, abnut, from the frond sheath of the bāngi palm. Each shoulder strap is woven of eight long rattan strips, uway, in a tubular shape with a zigzag pattern, lāga 2. It is used during three rituals: 1) During a headhunting enactment ritual, bahbah, the leader of those who go into the forest to stalk and spear the stick person wears this backpack, along with shield and spear. 2) During a spearing contest ritual, haddā'an, each of the two contestants wears this backpack during the approach to the site of spearing and during the spearing enactment. 3) It is worn during the hida sub-ritual of the pāhang ritual by one of two ritualists, mumbā'i, dancing over the pigs, hadyap.
bangaw, Kinds of Backpack,
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For someone (agent muɴ-) to put on a hunter's ceremonial backpack, as described above.
For someone (agent CV- + muɴ-) to wear a hunter's ceremonial backpack while engaged in activities, as described above.
For someone (agent) to use a particular backpack (inst i-) for a hunter's ceremonial backpack, as described above.
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