Ethnology, Volume 29University of Pittsburgh, 1990 - Anthropology |
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... pig kills sponsored by clans-- and the northern Highlands Melpa and Enga , Wormsley ( 1978 : 198 ) noted that of the 351 pigs ( killed and distributed during the Imbonggu ceremony ] , only 16 were given by the most important man among ...
... pig kills sponsored by clans-- and the northern Highlands Melpa and Enga , Wormsley ( 1978 : 198 ) noted that of the 351 pigs ( killed and distributed during the Imbonggu ceremony ] , only 16 were given by the most important man among ...
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... pigs ; that is , a sequence of public prestations in which pigs are transferred from one political group to another . Enchained prestations ( notably , and uniquely , the Enga tee and the Melpa moka ) make it possible for several clans ...
... pigs ; that is , a sequence of public prestations in which pigs are transferred from one political group to another . Enchained prestations ( notably , and uniquely , the Enga tee and the Melpa moka ) make it possible for several clans ...
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... pigs or dogs walking around and eating all the time . You must eat one or two sweet potatoes and sleep . If you walk around at night in the rain your skin will become all white and soft . If men talk to you , you must listen , not like pigs ...
... pigs or dogs walking around and eating all the time . You must eat one or two sweet potatoes and sleep . If you walk around at night in the rain your skin will become all white and soft . If men talk to you , you must listen , not like pigs ...
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