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Burial of Walwall-to-sea and tribal rites described
A Saturday burial service for Walwall-to-sea is detailed with ritual at a council lodge and graveside rites. The account notes the elder’s age around eighty, his blindness, a funeral procession led by Black Cloud, sprinkling of tobacco, and offerings placed in the coffin. The scene ends with a prayer and the grave’s elaborate ceremonial cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wah
Soue
Ines
D. McMasters
Ubey Tay
Wab- Wat
Black Cloud
Wulkwah-to
Warpellika
Collins
Aston