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Rodman, William L. Critchlow, Margaret
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Waileni women gather to cook special 'longo' or pudding, laplap and 'singo' or dye woven mats as part of a 'longo singo' ceremony for Toya, a Wallis Islander, a nurse at Lolowai, and the wife of Dresser Edwin, born in Waileni and employed at Lolowai Hospital. The ceremony has the effect of raising Toya's status. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Folder: 1982-Series2 / File: 82 Dying Mats 1
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Identifier
ark:/20775/bb0755949s
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Subject
Women Mats Lap lap Ceremonial exchange Longana village (Vanuatu) East Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Oceania Waileni village Pacific Islands Melanesia
Place
Longana village (Vanuatu) East Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Oceania Waileni village Pacific Islands Melanesia
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