Chapter I The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District
Scenes on the Beach of Silosilo (Southern Massim District). These represent phases of a big annual feast, the so’i . (See Div. III. , and compare also Ch. XXI. ) Note the prominent part taken by women in the proceedings; the use of the “ceremonial” axe handles; the manner of carrying pigs, and the canoes beached on the shore.
