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Rodman, William L. Critchlow, Margaret
Description
The 'daliqani' pig is the second of three sacred pigs or 'boe gogona' that are killed preliminary to a rank-taking. The daliqani pig makes sacred the row of cycas palms or 'mwele' to which pigs are attached and then killed. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Folder: 1970-Series3 / File: 70 Misc 4 - Killing a Daliqani Pig
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Subject
Pigs Palms Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Oceania Pacific Islands Melanesia Longana village (Vanuatu) Penama Province (Vanuatu) Rank-taking Kastom
Place
Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Oceania Pacific Islands Melanesia Longana village (Vanuatu) Penama Province (Vanuatu)
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