Note 23 — Chapter III · RELIGIOUS AND MAGICAL BELIEFS
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According to a statement by Mr Man, only men can possess the powers that entitle them to be regarded as oko-paiad23. The natives whom I questioned told me that a woman may possess the same powers, though it is more usual for men to become famous in this way than women. There is no very clear dividing line between those who are oko-ǰumu or oko-paiad and those who are not; one person may possess the powers in only a slight degree, so as scarcely to differentiate him from others, while another may be much more highly gifted.