Vivian's Wedding, Vivian kills 1 of 2

On the day before her wedding, it is common for young women to perform a ceremony in which pigs are killed. This 'dure' ceremony brings prestige, if not a specific rank. However, on this occasion, the bride-to-be took a low 'hungwe' rank called 'vavahegi nangarie' as she is allowed to do. Her husband-to-be steadies the pig.

• August 31, 1978

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1978-Series3 / File: 78 WedViv 7 - Vivian kills1

• Rank-taking

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

• Axes
• Marriage customs and rites
• Pig ceremony
• Pigs
• Women

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356990

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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2021-11-16