Materials
whale
ICH Materials 36
Audios
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Tuberi ni kamunaga vei ira na marama bale na Ranadi Peritania(Presentation Protocols to Queen Elizabeth II)
This is about the formal presentation of the tabua, whale’s tooth, to Queen Elizabeth II. This track opens with tama, a traditional acclamation reserved only for high chiefs or royalty. Men and women have different acclamations. The presenter welcomes Queen Elizabeth in a qaloqalovi ceremony. Being royalty, the Queen sits above everyone else while talking during the traditional presentation, as is customary.
Fiji 1974 -
Tuberi vata kei na ciqomi ni kamunaga ena vosa vakaWaya, Yasawa(Presentation and Receipt of Whale’s Tooth in the Waya Dialect in Yasawa)
This is from a welcome ceremony carried out for visitors to Waya, an island located to the west of Fiji. The entire presentation—receipt of the whale’s tooth—is made in Waya dialect.
Fiji 1976