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Critchlow, Margaret Rodman, William L.
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At John Banga's rank-taking, in the foreground is a 'sangarenboe' or a small 'mwele' to which no pigs are tied. It is planted on the morning of the rank-taking, and removed when the rank-taking has ended. It is said to "make the 'sara' (ceremonial field) holy". UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Folder: 1982-Series2 / File: 82 JB 12 - Pigs Tied to Mwele
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ark:/20775/bb88106286
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Subject
Pigs Sacred space Pacific Islands East Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Oceania Nainvele Melanesia Longana village (Vanuatu) Rank-taking
Place
Pacific Islands East Ambae Island (Vanuatu) Oceania Nainvele Melanesia Longana village (Vanuatu)
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