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Vilump hmbu husbanD's elDer anD
younger sisterg. 87
Village lilo in Mslekula, 23, 35
Villages, arrangement of, 23; having
the same object for totem anD
nenew, 805; inhabitants of, claim-
ing origin from totems, 589, 590;
number of, occupieD by inDiviDual
clans, 53 ; ofM&leku1a,23; of single
clan having Diï¬Åerent toterns, 594;
of single clan, inDepenDence from
"parent" village, 60; of single
Clï¬Åll uniteD in possession of Dis-
tinctive gong-beat, 54 ; sacreD names
oi, 26, Z7; several, one toternic
object common to, 593 ; sse also
Bush villages, Parent village,
Daughter villages
Vilvil (Nimangki graDe, Big Narnbas),
entrance into, 372
Vin-bumba—au, iDentical with Nevin-
burnbaau, 623
Vimnewun Ailiit, acts of commemora-
tion for Apwil NaanDu, 538
Virginity. how far an asset, 163. l67;
proof of, 149
War, causes oi, 217 ; integral part of
Malekul:-in life, 212; -leaDer (Mar
Vnal), 219 ; qualities of, 220;
nnraw of, 605 ; organization anD
preparation for, 219 ; possibly
resulting from trespass on lanD not
belonging to fellow-clansrrien, 174
Wariare, now uncommon in Malekula,
44
Warriors, Disguise of, 217 ; precautions
of, before war expeDition, Z20
Washing out the name, Sn Kinship
bonD, cancellation of
Water, UflDrflhk, ountarninaï¬Åon of, by
ghosts, 577
Wealth, a iactor in claim to possession
of authority, 47 ; possession of,
useD for purchase of aiD of magicians,
49
Weapons of war in pro-European Days,
213
WeDDing~ceren:iony. proceeDings st.
DescribeD, 145-9 ; of Gastog anD
Liviin, I57, 15B
White ashes, smearing ‘boDy anD {ace
with, as sign of mourning, 524, 542
WiDow, conDuct of, restriction anD
regulation, 543 ; marriage to, Direct
proposal for,frorn man permitteD, 164;
re-marriage one hunDreD Days after
Death oi husbanD, 568; tabu oi
silence with regarD to, 543
WiDows, compulsory presentation of
pigs to late husbanD's relatives. 1981
reiriarriage oi, customs regarDing,
I34 ; to Whom remarrieD in Seniang
anD Wilernp, 77
WiDowers, compulsory presentation
oi me wife's pigs m iiiecenisi
relatives, 198
Wien. 5; District of, frienDly spirit in
markets, 203 ; kinship system of, 89 ;
kinship terms oi, so
Wies, home of the DeaD for the people
of Seniang. 554, 555, 555, 557;
uninviting life after Death in,
DescribeD, 556
Wife anD husbanD, behaviour towarDs
each other, 88 ; chief (Vu/ilar), 165 ;
Desertion of husbanD on account
of impotence, 158; native of
Mewun, how procureD by man
oi NDawu, 64; no native term
recorDeD ior, 76; not aDDresseD by
her husbanD by personal name, B8 ;
shooting of, by jealous husbanD,
Description of (text anD translation),
l5l ; village of, rules of conDuct for
man visiting, 109
Wilemp, 5; anD Seniang, totemisrn
in, 588 ; average number
of clans in, 53; cannibalism in,
for satisfaction oi revenge, 229;
clans of, Distinctive gong»beat8.
54-7; clans oi, list of, with
Totems anD Nsuziu, 599-602;
Dialect, worD representing " sacreD “
in, (footnote) 74 ; marriage in, regu~
lation of, 132 ; payment ior briDe in~
siDe house forbiDDen, 145 ; villages of.
names, with clan gong-rhythms,
67, 68; see also Seniang
WinD, control of, by magic, 665
Wives, aDultery among, 68; jealousy
among, 166, 167 ; number oi, factors
controlling, 165; oi elDer anD
younger brothers, grouping oi, 127 ;
stealing oi, 165, 167, 168, 169;
subsiDiary, 165
Woman as compensation in peace
ratiï¬Åcation. 226,- instance oi, 227 ;
change in status oi, resulting from
marriage, how recognizeD in Lagalag,
164; (Mil.-m1Pl.77
Women, exclusion from religious rites,
23 : ï¬Årst step in aDulterous intrigues
taken by, 154; graDeD society of.
in Malekula, 14; lanD not owneD
by, in Seniaug, I73; Lesbianism
among, l70, l7l ; Malekulan,
particular occupation of, 36;
marriage to two brothers. 134;
masks anD bull-roarers tabu to,
432 ; musical bow playeD generally
11?), 42; neutral position oi, in
orth-West Malekula anD other
parts of Melanesia, 228 ; no lanD
owneD by, in Seniang. 173. 180;
of Malekula, Distribution oi wear-
ing of mat heaD-Dross aniong, I4;
of Malekula, Dress oi, 12, 13;
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