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At Amo-Imo for the first eight days after the husband’s death the widow must remain in a fixed position in her hut. She must not touch her body and is given a stick with which to scratch herself. She does not feed herself, but is given food by a female member of her husband’s family.

• Source: Meek, Charles Kingsley. Law and authority in a Nigerian tribe: a study in indirect rule. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1970.
• Culture: Igbo
• Location: Africa