Motif
Ancestor spirits present in material household objects
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A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS.; lines 8378-8432 confidence: medium
In the Tenimber and Timorlaut Islands, first-fruits paddy with live fowls and pigs are offered to the matmate, ancestor spirits worshipped as guardian spirits or household gods who enter through the roof, inhabit skulls or images, partake of offerings, help the family, and take animal forms.
Matmate are said to take temporary abode in skulls or images; anitos may reside in pots, and miniature houses are sacred to them.
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