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In the New Hebrides, any dancer making a mistake was assaulted, wounded, and possibly killed by bowmen posted to keep careful watch for inaccuracies in rituals.
Jamake Highwater
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Jamake Highwater
Age: 59 †
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
Died: 2001
Died: June 3
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