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Routledge Revivals

Melanesians of the
South-east Solomon Islands

First published in 1927 by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd

This edition first published in 2018 by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN

and by Routledge

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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

1927 Taylor & Francis

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A Library of Congress record exists under ISBN: 27019752

ISBN 13: 978-1-138-55096-4 (hbk)

ISBN 13: 978-0-203-70487-5 (ebk)

Melanesians of the
South-east Solomon Islands

Melanesians of the
South-east Solomon Islands

By
W. G. IVENS, M.A ., Litt.D.
Research Fellow of the University of Melbourne

With 3 colour and 18 half-tone Plates and numerous
Illustrations in the Text

LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO., LTD.
BROADWAY HOUSE : 68-74 CARTER LANE, E.C.
1927

List of Illustrations

Plates

Outline map showing relative position of the Solomon Islands to Australia

1. Overseas Canoe (Colour) Drawn by R. Marau. Front.
2. David Ngaranihui, Roapu, Little Mala, Hector Raraana, Suuholo, Ulawa
3. Areca Nut Grove, Saa
4. Mwadoa, Ulawa
5. (a) Ear Ornaments, Eho ; (b) Womans necklace of shell money
6. Clam Shell Ornaments : (a) Momo Lalamoa Ornaments ; (b) Hato ime. Armlets : (a) Womens, upper arm ; (b) Girls Wrist Bangle ; (c) Mens, Upper Arm The Chiefly House at Saa
7. Malaohu Boy going to Village for Feast. Ulawa. (Colour.) Drawn by R. Marau
8. Bundle of Dyed Cane. Cane armlet. Castanets. Pipes for Canarium nut picking
9. (a) Flying Snake, finial, Ulawa ; (b) Sea Spirit, Roaring Bravado, Ulawa ; (c) Woodland Ghost, Ulawa ; (d) Maesipues dancing club
10. Figurines from Relic House, with tooth and locks of hair. Wood containing relics, showing method of fishing for ghost
11. Body exposed, Suu Rodo, Mala. Mala gongs and House Posts
12. Belt, Bandolier, Fillet, Necklace, Armlets, Wristlets, Anclets, all of Shell Monies, malo and huresoso. Mourning shells
13. Stage for Malaohu Boys at Feast. Ulawa. (Colour) Drawn by Robert Marau
14. Hooks : (a) Bow hooks for Bonito ; (b) Stern hooks for Bonito ; (c) Mackerel hooks. Laa net, Mala
15. Neck and Forehead ornaments of Shell, Saa .

Illustrations in Text

Local Map

I

• (a) The front of a chiefs lodge, Saa. This house is known as a Decorated house. Entrance at left hand under eaves. Front Lozenges in red, black, and white. (b) Decoration on house ridge done in black and white

II

• (a) Carving in wood of the Sea Spirit Ngorieru seated on iola hoi, canoe with turned up ends. The ends of the bamboos forming the core of the ridge show through the centre of the finial. Below them is the lozenge hoi ni elite. The zigzag in the square is known as Curving Snake. The fish below are bonito. Finial for canoe house. (b) Decorations on bows of overseas canoe just above water line. (c) Face and back tattooing called Reflections of coconut leaves

III

• (a) Small wooden mortar. (b) Mortar for pounding taro at feasts, set in ground and fastened to stakes. Two wooden pestles. (c) Large mortar for pounding at feasts. (d) Wooden pestle. Drawn by J. Lilimae and Robert Marau

IV

• Two widows of chief at Ulawa called the Widow of the landing-place and Drink salt water

V

• Chiefs daughter at Ulawa with full tattoo designs on face, (a) Elbows of frigate bird on temples ; (b) Hoi elite lozenge on forehead centre ; (c) 4 Reflections of coconuts across forehead ; (d) Snakes path chevrons on cheek ; (e) Hoi rora, rows of lozenges between Snakes path. Drawn by Robert Marau

VI

• (a) Tattooing on cheek called Line of Saliva ; (b, c) Tattooing on forearm and decoration on Ulawa canoe called Cloud ; (d) Tattooing on forehead called hoi ni elite ; (e, f) Decoration on haku of canoe called Winding snake ; (g) Tattooing on cheek called Path of snake. Drawn by J. Lilimae, Saa

VII

• (a) Bonito canoe showing dog on stern haku. Bow and stern rods, (b) Bonito canoe in school of bonito. Men holding small boys who are touching the rods and becoming malaohu. Drawn by Robert Marau

VIII

• (a) Three paddles called (a1) Dracaena leaf, (a2) Rattan cane leaf, (a3) Turtle flipper ; (b) Wristlet of red and white shell beads with black malo ; (c) Sword-fishcanoe decoration and relic case ; (d) Bonito fish. Drawn by J. Lilimae, Saa, and Robert Marau

IX

• Tutelary Shark and Attendant Bonito

X

• (a,b) Two dancing clubs. The design came to the maker in a dream. (c) Old time club called ala holo. (d) Nose ornament of shell or turtle shell called Shoal of fish, (e) Nose ornament called Cone-shell-for-nose. (f) Toggle of cone shell. Drawn by J. Lilimae and Robert Marau

XI

• (, b) Wooden troughs for yam and taro mash. Food is cooked in them by stone boiling. (c) Round bowl for pounding taro. (d) Two bowls called pwauli ngesu. (e) Two toggles of lao shell. Drawn by J. Lilimae and Robert Marau

XII

• Food bowl called Kere ni kuau inlaid with lao shell. Holds yam or taro mash at feasts. Drawn by Robert Marau

XIII

• Food bowls : (a) Scorpion ; (b) Squid ; (c) Cone shell, named from shape of handles ; (d) Dancing club with head of bonito ; (e) Prawns tail ; (f) Coconut sheath. Drawn by J. Lilimae

XIV

• (a) Coconut spoon, handle represents a bird ; (b) Bowl called Nose stick ; (c, d) Pestle and mortar ; (e) Pair of coconut water bottles ; (/) Wooden trough for mash ; (g) Bowl called Birds feather. Drawn by Robert Marau

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