vaamagomago put something around someone's neck

• • put something around someone's neck
  • • clothing & grooming

  • • Example 5922:
      

      Nam ani nom, e Aaron Rigamu, a beiko otei te Rigamu, he vaamagomago bene Sookara bono purupuru to ibunu maori ae o kara kuriri.

      When we were eating, Aaron Rigamu, Rigamu's son, put flowers that were put on a string around Sookara's neck and a string of shell money.

      Source:

      Sia 01E(Joy) 222

    • Example 8006:
      

      Amaa kara kuriri paa vaamagomago bata vuarae.

      Strings of shell money we have put on his or her neck.

      Source:

      Vos 02R(Vos) 292

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• See also:
  • kara kuriri fathoms of traditional shell money used in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville for major cultural exchanges and transactions
  • mago² necklace used in traditional ceremonies
  • vuarae we ... him