File:Vanuatu MHNT ETH AC NG 29 Pirogue.jpg
Pacific canoe prow - Vao Island in Vanuatu
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English: Pacific canoe prow. This bow is a frigate bird. It is secured with ligatures to the front of the canoe. It has a protective function. Its acquisition is inserted into a secondary ritual "maki" (grades hierarchy).
Français : Proue de pirogue océanienne. Cette proue représente un oiseau frégate. Elle est fixée à l'aide de ligatures à l'avant de la pirogue. Elle a une fonction de protection. Son acquisition est insérée dans un rituel secondaire de "maki" (hiérarchie des grades).
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Author | Didier Descouens | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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