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Title
Galomae strikes down the sorcerer Na'oni'au
Creator
Keesing, Roger M., 1935-1993
Date Created and/or Issued
January 23, 1964
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Roger M. Keesing Collection
Rights Information
Under copyright
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Rights Holder and Contact
Heirs of Roger M. Keesing
Description
This is a gelema dance in which the lead dancer, here Na'oni'au with the half-shaved head, brushes up against each of the other dancers, subtly sorcerizing them, but in the end the other men find him out, and kill him with their dance sticks. Part of sango ritual.
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 55, Item 21.
[Title, Date]. Roger Keesing Papers. MSS 427. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. [Digital Object URL]
Type
image
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb7577844t
Subject
Dance
Kwaio (Solomon Islands people)
Mortuary feasts
Women
Sculpture
Boys
Children
Men
Malaita (Solomon Islands)
Melanesia
Pacific Islands
Oceania
Solomon Islands
Place
Malaita (Solomon Islands)
Melanesia
Pacific Islands
Oceania
Solomon Islands

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