Sharing meat among stool fathers 20130308-002_meat_sharing_for_stool_fathers Description and Documentation of Sekpele

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The ram which was slaughtered during the rite of healing the chief is divided into thirteen specific parts. The right fore foot goes to the owner of the ram, the head and testicles goes to the successor, and the rest is shared equally by the fraternal group.

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