Ngwonkw

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The ngwonkw (Kamchrul: ngwõõkw [])a type of beaded cord that was used during ancestral prayer rites. As the Kamchrul integrated themselves into Coalition culture, the ngwonkw was merged with the peya as a symbol of civic belonging by many Kamchrul. A typical modern ngwonkw has 36 beads.

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