I have not time here to present further evidence both in Nada and of symbols and interpretations, in cognate rituals, which reinforce this explanation. In the situation of Nkula, the dominant celebrated and reanimated are those of principles matriliny, the mother-child bond, and tribal continuity through matriliny. The norms in which these are expressed are those governing the behavior of mature women, which ascribe to them the role appropriate to their sex. The suppressed or submerged principles and norms, in this situation, concern and control the person and corporate behavior deemed appropriate for man.