Marcel Rank-taking

Marcel Tari has achieved 'votaga' rank. He is dressed in ceremonial clothing: 'tomangamanga,' or a bustle, 'tuvegi' or a loincloth, Dracaena plants appropriate to his rank, and also a wristwatch and a book in which he keeps track of donations of pigs and mats.

• December 12, 1978

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1978-Series1 / File: 78 MT 2 - Marcel Ranktaking.1

• Rank-taking

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

• Tari, Marcel

• Bustles
• Chiefs
• Clothing and dress
• Loincloth
• Plants, Ornamental

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356564

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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