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She must stay there fifteen more days undergoing ritual purification. This image and caption published in 'Elota's Story: Univ. of Queensland Press, 1978. After childbirth, the mother and baby are in a taboo state and remain in a birth area in the forest below the hamlet. Men may not see the pair. The mother's needs are taken care of by a younger woman. Over several weeeks, desacralization rituals take place which let the mother and child go to the menstrual hut area and then later back to the family area. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Roger M. Keesing Papers (MSS 427) - Roll 33, Item 18. [Title, Date]. Roger Keesing Papers. MSS 427. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. [Digital Object URL]
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Rites and ceremonies Children Kwaio (Solomon Islands people) Infants Dwellings Buildings Women Malaita (Solomon Islands) Melanesia Oceania Pacific Islands Solomon Islands
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