Bill's moli garia

When Bill Rodman took his first rank in the 'na hungwe' in 1979, he gained the right to wear a sprig of dracaena in his pants on other occasions of rank-taking. Chief Mathias planted the dracaena in front of his house and by 1982 it had grown in size to be parallel with the front window. By 1985, it was even larger.

• 1985

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1985-Series1 / File: 85 Environ 3 - WLR moli garia

• Rank-taking

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

• Fieldwork
• Plants, Ornamental

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356909

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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2021-11-16