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Ancestral home of Kota, chief's son
Object Number 2004.29.23265
Display Title Ancestral home of Kota, chief's son
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Hebrides / Malakula Isl. / Melanesia / Ancestral home of Kota, whose father was a chief. / From this hut wasobtained an unusually valuable / pair of Navarie pig husks."
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Malekula
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Oceania / Vanuatu
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.78 × 23.495 cm (7 × 9 1/4 in.)

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Two chiefs standing, wearing intricately woven aprons
2004.29.23271 Two chiefs standing, wearing intricately woven aprons
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Gautscha
Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
2001.29.13923 Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
Gautscha
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Group of women and children inside forest enclosure
2004.29.23266 Group of women and children inside forest enclosure
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Men gathered by a Banyan tree
2004.29.23270 Men gathered by a Banyan tree
Malakula Island
Vanuatu
Group of chiefs wearing aprons made of pandanus fiber
2004.29.23275 Group of chiefs wearing aprons made of pandanus fiber
Malo Island
Vanuatu
Two chiefs in sham battle
2004.29.23277 Two chiefs in sham battle
Vanuatu
Malo Island
Chiefs standing with back towards camera
2004.29.23276 Chiefs standing with back towards camera
Malo Island
Vanuatu
Tribal councilor leaning against tree drum
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Malakula Island
Vanuatu
Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
2001.29.2189 Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
2001.29.2190 Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
Nyae Nyae Conservancy