David Tari Mo Hilivi

At the climax of the rank-taking, just before the kill, four men race around the stakes to which the pigs are tied. The last of the men is the rank-taker's "father", who carries a coconut, symbolizing the rank-taker, wrapped in a sleeping mat on his back. The kastom is called 'Mo hiliv' meaning "he carries".

• October 20, 1985

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1985-Series1 / File: 85 DT 6 - David Tari Mo Hilivi

• Rank-taking

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

• Ceremonial exchange
• Coconuts
• Dance
• Mats

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356789

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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2021-11-16