John Banga Runs Mwele

John Banga runs around the 'mwele' to which his pigs are attached. He carries with him a live shoat that he will soon kill in order to make the 'sara' or ceremonial field holy.

• November 9, 1982

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1982-Series2 / File: 82 JB 13 - runs mwele

• Rank-taking

• Longana village (Vanuatu)
• Melanesia
• Naingama
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands

• Banga, John

• Pigs
• Sacred space

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24355681

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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2021-11-16