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Ritual accompanied by gong/ conical oboe/hrglass drum/round drum
music begins 4:37
"Pehgon" on hseback circles stage acc. by conical oboe/hand drum/
cymbals (2 sets) / hourglass drum
4:40 (underlined)
Peygon talks with "servants"-hrglass drummer speaks
4:42 Stage musicians play - god led in on horse - dismounts & promenades around
has hand bells
4:43: Pegan sings-chants-drums onstage and also members of procession, seated at P's feet play drums
4:44 P kneels-chanting from p and seated members
4:46 P dancing-waving scarves
4:50 Reel 6 ends - music stops - p now changes for 2nd ceremony
     Reel 7 (some excess at start) SI-FP-1982-RR-280
4:58 Prepare for Chesop ritual - same instr.
5:00 ritual begins - percussion (stage & floor)Priestess chants - 
     answered by 3 women on flr.
P. has cymbals-hand bells-fan
   later P. discards cymbals et al - plays finger cymbals, chants joined by drummers on flr - later stage orchestra
P. dances waving arms
5:10 music stops - P chants - drums etc join
     has items from altar - chants & 3 women answer. floor drums only
     wine - cakes given to some audience
5:11 heyman speaks as ceremony continues - wine & food passed to audience
5:13 one of women invite all to offer Heyman translates
     wine passed all around - some audience approach table
5:14 music by stage performes
     women doft robes - some audience members put them on & dance-7 dancers-8-robes & wine pass all around as more people join in
5:20 dancing & music continue - 25 people
5:25 music and dancing end - [strikethrough]Fred Leiberman[/strikethrough]Heyman Closes
5:25 TAPE OFF - END - FINIS