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Examining pig tusks to be worn during ceremonial ritual dances for the celebration of the First Anniversary on Independence. The full-circled tusks are important symbols of wealth and status unique to the Melanesian culture. It takes many years of hand-feeding a boar before the animal has full-circle tusks. Each full-circle tusk represents a very mature, probably large, boar whom women have fed daily for years. One of these special pig tusks are seen on the new country's flag encircling two namale fern leaves on the coat of arms of Vanuatu. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
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Subject
Vanuatu Independence Tusks Clothing and dress Melanesia Vanuatu South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu) Pacific Islands Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu) Oceania Land and Custom Sustained and Revived Wealth Indicators
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Melanesia Vanuatu South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu) Pacific Islands Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu) Oceania
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