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Skinner-Jones, Ann
Description
This half-built house belonged to a Mewun who lives elsewhere. The house serves as a place holder in the home village. These partially constructed dwellings often remained unfinished for years. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
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image
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb7206294f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings Houses Building Melanesia Pacific Islands South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu) Oceania Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu) Men at Work Wealth Indicators
Place
Melanesia Pacific Islands South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu) Oceania Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu)
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