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Locals from the community gather with others from the Batwa tribe and the family for the funeral of Matale, a local woman who died of cancer. Her coffin is carried to the hole dug in the family garden where it is buried.

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Locals from the community gather with others from the Batwa tribe and the family for the funeral of Matale, a local woman who died of cancer. Her coffin is carried to the hole dug in the family garden where it is buried.