216 pp. December 1995
cloth, ISBN 978-0-8248-1655-1, $24.00
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Hawaii
Pacific
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Woven Gods: Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma
by Vilsoni Hereniko
Pacific Islands Monograph Series, No. 12
Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai`i
“An imaginative and thought-provoking study of clowning in Rotuma, especially of ritual clowning in contexts of marriage ceremonies and the weaving of fine mats.... Completely fascinating.” —Canberra Anthropology “A challenge to readers both in its form and content.... This book conveys the lively, complex and often hilarious elements, both of daily life and celebratory rituals, as they are expressed in contemporary culture.” —Journal of Intercultural Studies
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