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Critchlow, Margaret Rodman, William L.
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Rank-takers most often dispatch the pigs on their 'mwele' or 10 stakes with the blunt end of an ax. Killing a pig with a bow and arrow is an alternative method. This is done only under particular circumstances, and signifies closeness between the donor and the rank-taker. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Folder: 1978-Series3 / File: 78 Simeon Kills 3 - Shooting a Pig with an Arrow
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Identifier
ark:/20775/bb20187426
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Subject
Bow and arrow Pigs Sponsors Oceania Nainvele Longana village (Vanuatu) Melanesia Pacific Islands East Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Rank-taking
Place
Oceania Nainvele Longana village (Vanuatu) Melanesia Pacific Islands East Ambae Island (Vanuatu)
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