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788 INDEX‘
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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