Sean Rodman Taking Rank 01 of 13

Margaret and Bill were surprised and pleased when Martin Matai and Robson Toa of Waileni offered to raise Sean at age 24 to the first rank in the 'hungwe' or rank association, as Bill's adoptive father, Mathias Tariundu sponsored Bill in 1978. Sean and Bill both took the rank of 'moli' or wild orange, a rank more usually taken by children between 5 and 10 years of age.

• 1995

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1995-Ambae / File: 95 SSR1 Taking Rank

• Living in the Field
• Rank-taking

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

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, Sean

• Fieldwork
• Mats

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24357004

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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