Figure 66: Matrilateral Cross Cousin Marriage

Figure 64: Matrilateral Cross Cousin Marriage, Stage 1 Stage I

Members of four different lineages intermarry.
No cousin rule is applied.

Figure 64: Matrilateral Cross Cousin Marriage, Stage 2 Stage II

The matrilateral cross cousin marriage rule is applied:
A man marries his mother's brother's daughter, his matrilateral cross cousin. If this rule is applied consistently to everyone, the pattern of lineage intermarriage established in the previous generation is duplicated exactly.

Figure 64: Matrilateral Cross Cousin Marriage, Stage 3 Stage III

An reapplication of the matrilateral cross cousin marriage rule in the third generation continues the exchanges of the previous generation.

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