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BUNDU INITIATES OF THE MENDI COUNTRY SINGING THEIR WEIRD CHANT IN SUPPLICATING POSITION The great Order for girls in Mendiland is the Bundu, an absolutely secret organisation, the innermost working of which are known only to its members. A Bundu is always held in a secluded spot in the bush, the session lasting about four months. The novices are whitened with a clay wash, the stripes being made by the fingers of the duenna, and while in their isolated encampment pass the time chiefly in dancing, eating, and sleeping |