Boars' Tusks Hung in a Palm

Full circle tusks hung in a cycas palm. In 1970, most rank-takers believed that the jaws and tusks of boars killed in a 'hungwe' ceremony had little or no value. By the 1980s, Longanans began to view fine full-circle tusks as a source of revenue that could be sold for cash in Luganville and Port Vila.

• 1970

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1970-Series2 / File: 70 BT 1 - Boars' Tusks Hung in Palm

• Rank-taking

• Ambae Island (Vanuatu)
• Longana village (Vanuatu)
• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Penama Province (Vanuatu)

• Boars
• Palms
• Tusks

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24355499

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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2021-11-16