The Dani 1962 :: essays research papers

Balien Valley, New Guinea      The Dani clan lives in the Balien Valley of New Guinea. The Valley is green and loaded with tropical life. The clan is spread among a system of little towns. Every town comprises of ten to thirty people of the equivalent or firmly related family. Townspeople live in hovels made of nearby grasses and sticks. The ladies ranch while the men the weave and shield the clan from foe strikes.      The Dani are in steady fighting with a neighboring clan. They accept that on the off chance that somebody bites the dust from adversary hands, at that point they must be retaliated for. Wars are for the most part battled to retaliate for passings, to settle squabbles between the clans, and in light of the fact that some delighted in battling. Wars are battled with bow and bolts and lances with thorns, the spikes connect themselves in the enemy’s substance, making it exceptionally agonizing to expel. Fighting is organized and brimming with rules to which the two sides consent. Fights don't start until the two sides have every one of their men present. No wars or assaults occur around evening time.      Ghosts control the individuals by dread. The phantoms originate from discontent or ignored spirits of the dead. Apparitions rule the night. They strike dread into all. During the night they stow away along the ways and hold on to eat whoever passes. The apparitions additionally eat the people’s food, the bananas in the woodland and the harvests in the nurseries. Since the phantoms are so dreaded the individuals find a way to ensure that their tribe’s spirits are constantly content. At the point when a clan part is executed, the clan must vindicate that demise or they experience otherworldly decrease. The dead are washed with pig fat or, in all likelihood their soul would feel disregarded. A Wyantonafe, Pig Treasure Ceremony, restores their otherworldly self and reinforces the community’s spirits.      In the grieving the men go to their towers to look for adversary progressions, during this time the men likewise weave. Ladies don't weave, the vast majority of the more seasoned ladies wouldn’t have the option to in light of the fact that fingers are cut off after a demise of a nearby relative. On the off chance that the men see no indication of the adversary they set a fire advising the ladies that it’s safe to go to their ranches. The men just do the ranches hardest work. The ladies accomplish work around the hovels and in the ranch.      The kids get familiar with the their jobs in the clan by impersonating those more established than them.