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 174 When a man has had these experiences, he recounts them to the public at a dance, seeking acceptance and recognition. He is not really established as a sumaje until people begin to call him to sing over the sick. The status of a sumaje can be lost through failures to cure, especially at the outset of his career.

The sumaje are paid for their services. Some of them teach their sons or take apprentices, but though they can give them their songs they cannot guarantee public recognition and acceptance, which depend on the experiences which the candidate is able to recount.

Some women are sumaje.

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