Djēwmé

The goddess of the underworld, the leader of the warria. Together they lead the dead into the sky, but to pass through her house on the way, the dead have to make offerings of pork. Djēwmé is the owner of all the animals, fish, birds, etc.

References

Source

  • Oosterwal, Gottfried. (1963). "A Cargo Cult in the Mamberamo Area." Ethnology 2 (1):1-14, pp. 4, 5.