THE CULT HOUSE
(part 2)
The cult house is the centre of the men's spirit cult. In it are conducted most of the major festivals
associated with Abelam cosmology. The most important of these is initiation of men into various aspects of the cult. There are a number of levels into which men are
initiated in their life. The Abelam see initiations as times when men gain magic power through contact with the spirit world.
At each initiation different types of carvings and paintings are prepared and arranged by senior men in a setting in the cult house which is divided into compartments
for different initiation scenes.