Sean Rodman Taking Rank 05 of 13 Sean Rodman Hungwe

Martin Matai hands Sean a rough-woven basket containing the dried and intact skull of a pig. This is called a "qatugoro," or "dried head." Splitting a qatugoro in the context of a hungwe ceremony is considered equivalent to killing a live pig. Even in the top ranks of the hungwe, men kill a combination of valuable qatugoro and tusked boars.

• 1995

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1995-Ambae / File: 95 SSR6 Huqe

• Rank-taking

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

• Matai, Martin
• Rodman, Sean

• Ceremonial exchange
• Mats

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356997

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• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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