Dovana and his brother were among the first people to come out of Obuwaga cave near Labai. Dovana brought all the betel-chewing ingredients and utensils with him. One day Dovana asked his brother to get some fire from his hut. When his brother did not return for a long time, Dovana followed and found him making love to his (Dovana's) wife. On seeing this, he killed him with a spear. He took the corpse south and in every village he asked people to eat part of the corpse. Those who ate were rewarded with betel-nuts, but the people of most villages refused. So Dovana took the corpse and the betel-nuts to the D'Entrecasteaux. This explains why there are more betel-nuts in the D'Entrecasteaux than in the Trobriands.