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萬那杜的豬隻支付 Pig Payment in Vanuatu

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萬納度最普遍的傳統財富以豬為代表，豬作為價值的計算有一套標準，例如牙齒的捲曲圈數。豬可以用來支付聘金、罰金、晉升地位的款項，以及支付儀式知識與雕刻圖案的權利金。

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萬那杜的豬隻支付 Pig Payment in Vanuatu

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Nick Howlett

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Pigs are the most prevalent and traditional measure of wealth in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu. There are specific standards for evaluating pig’s worth, such as the number loops in its tusks. Pigs can be used as payment for dowry, for fines and penalties, to promote one’s status, or as payment for ritualistic knowledge, and as a premium for specialized carvings.

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參考文獻:

Huffman, Kirk. 2005. Traditional Money Banks in Vanuatu: Project Survey Report. Port Vila, Vanuatu : Vanuatu National Cultural Council.

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Huffman, Kirk. 2007. Pigs, Prestige and Copyright in the Western Pacific. Explore, Vol. 29 No. 6. Australian Museum.

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