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REEL LIST

PMB Doc 510	
CUSTOM STORIES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 
1972-1979. 1 reel. (Available for reference.)

Reel No.	Description	
Reel 1	Custom Stories of the Solomon Islands, edited by Dick Keevil, c.1972. 	
	The Origin of Small Malaita, p.5	
	Kwakwarao, p. 7.	
	The History of the People of Oau, p.9.	
	House Building, p. 11	
	How the People Learned to make Canoes, p. 12.	
	Mother and Daughter, p. 13.	
	Holau, p. 15.	
	Porowakaihui’ou’ou and Poro’oka’okahuto, p. 17.	
	The Sea Woman, p. 18.	
	The Heron, p. 19.	
	The Two Brothers, p.20	
	The Devil Bird, p. 22.	
	Two Children and their Mother, p. 24.	
	The Eagle, p. 26.	
	A Man and his Wife, p. 28.	
	Two Blind Men, p. 31	
	The Eagle and the Eel, p. 33.	
	The Two Brothers, p. 36.	
	A Giant, p. 38	
	Snake Child, p. 41	
	The Two Brothers, p.42.	
	A Boy called Mamarakare (Childlike), p. 44.	
	The Two Roroitos (Snarers), p. 47	
	Big Iairaumanore and Small Iairaumanore, p. 48.	
	Two Pasahu Fishermen, p. 50.	
	The Dog and the Crab, p.53.	
	Brother and Sister, p. 55	
	The Two Fishermen, p. 57.	
	The Two Roroa’arai, p. 59	
	Iata’a and Kauhoromae, p. 62.	
	Ououtara’awa and Hu’atoroiteuke, p. 64.	
	The Two Cousins, p. 68.	
	The Two Sisters, p. 70	
	The Two Panupanu Shrimps, p. 72.	
	Sacrifice, p. 73	
	Horoperi, p. 74	
	Eight Ramo, p. 76.	
	Oiri’iri’i, Keninimato and Pasitakore, p. 78.	
	The Dog and the Monitor Lizard, p. 82.	
	The Woman Called Sukeamane, p. 84.	
	Wakioiwai, p. 88.	
	The Spirit and the Three Boys, p. 90.	
	A Husband and his Wife, p. 92.	
	The Eight Rarara’aiwera and the Eight Orokai, p. 96.	
	Hu’atatahenari and her Daughter, Mamareiropo, p. 99.	
	The Child that disobeyed her Mother, p.  101.	
	Hi’akoka, p. 103.	
	Tohukeke and Riokeke, p. 105.	
	Kikimareto, p. 107.	
	The Eight Bamboo Cutters, p. 110.	
	Hutaiwaioriori and his Grandmother, p. 113.	
	The Two Hahaosikirai, p. 121.	
	The Two Sisters, p. 124	
	Roroitaukeni and Ououtarawa, p. 128.	
	The Eight Ara’ara’ai Children, p. 131.	
	The Two Kikikirione, p.  134.	
	The Black Heron and the Dog, p.  138.	
	The Man who brought the Coconuts to Malaita, p. 140. 	
	How the People of NDAI Island came to North Malaita, p. 142.	
	The Giant and Kobiloko, p. 144	
	Gwaragina, p. 146.	
	Abulalia and his Uncle, p. 148.	
	The Giant and the Two Children, p. 149.	
	The Rat and the Crab, p. 150.	
	Galiasi, p. 152.	
	The Needle-fish and the Snail, p. 157	
	The Five Giants, p. 160.	
	A Boy, an Eagle and an Eelfish, p. 163.	
	The Famous Man, p. 165.	
	The Robber Crab, p. 1`67.	
	The Two Brothers, p. 169.	
	Two Friends, p.  172.	
	A Woman and a Boy, p. 173.	
	To Girls and their Father and Mother, p. 175	
	Daufafia and Laengli, p. 177.	
	Rapuanate, p. 180.	
	Big Tatarareo and Small Tatarareo, p. 182. 	
	The Tribal War, p. 184.	
	Gina and his Brother-in-Law, p. 186	
	The Two Fishermen, p. 187.	
	The Origin of Big Malaita and Small Malaita, p. 189.	
		
	Non Malaita	
	Spirits of Sikiana, p. 193.	

	Custom stories of the Solomon Islands, edited by Dick Keevil, Vol.1, 1972.  Published by the Solomon Islands Museum Association.	
	War story, p.1.	
	Spirits of Sikiana, p.5.	
	Lagale, p.9.	
	The Mysterious floating flame, p.13.	
	The Giant and the Twins, p.17.	
	Young lovers from Choiseul, p.21.	
	Heron and the turtles, p.25.	
	My village custom, p.29.	
	Guadalcanal giant, p.33.	
	The Village and the chief, p.35.	
	The Lake, p.37.	
	The Walking stick of Po, p.41.	
		
	Custom stories of the Solomon Islands, ‘Are ‘Are Folklore stories, edited by Dick Keevil, Vol.2, 1972. Published by the Solomon Islands Museum Association.	
	The Origin of big and small Malaita, p.1.	
	Two fisherman, p.5.	
	The Eagle, p.9.	
	The Heron, p.11.	
	Devil Bird, p.13.	
	The Eagle and the eel-fish, p.17.	
	Two sisters, p.21.	
	Two Panupanu shrimps, p23.	
	The Bottle, p.25.	
	Mamarakare, p.27.	
	Snake child, p.31.	
	Sacrifice, p.35.	
	The Giant, p.37.	
	The Sea-woman, p.41.	
	Kakwarao, p.43.	
	Two Pasahu fishermen, p.45.	
		
	Custom stories of the Solomon Islands, From Choiseul, edited by Dick Keevil, Vol.3, 1972. Published by the Solomon Islands Museum Association.	
	Written by the children of St. Joseph’s, Moli.  Collected by Father J. Perry, O.P.  Illustrated by Susan Wellman.  Original translation by Michael Lomini.	
	The Two sisters and the giant, p.1.	
	The Coconut crab, p.5.	
	The Big village, p.9.	
	The Ship that came to Mamarana, p.13.	
	The Cane child, p.17.	
	The Story of two brothers, p.21.	
	The Bamboo girl, p.29.	
	The Six brothers, p.33.	
	The Child who turned into a black stone, p.37.	
	The Lost fish hook, p.41.	
	The Eight brothers, p.45.	
	The Story of a cloud, p.49.	
	Grandmother, Grand-daughter and the Giant, p.55.	
	Story of a family, p.59.	
	Pulore and the little red fish, p.63.	
		
	Custom stories of the Solomon Islands, Six stories of Rapu’anate from ‘Are’are, Malaita, Vol.4, 1978. Edited by Alfred Aihuni, Anna Craven, Matthew Keniparea, Christine Price, collected by the late Father Peter Geerts. Published by the Solomon Islands Cultural Association; 55pp.	
	Prefatory note, p.1.	
	Tatara’ae – Rapu’anate na Wakio-Sulimatanga, p.2.	
	Introduction – Rapu’anate and Wakio-Sulimatanga, p.3.	
	Rapu’anate ‘e ‘oni Olu Malau, p.6.	
	Rapu’anate at the three sisters, p.7.	
	Rapu’anate e to’ia irora paina, p.16.	
	Rapu’anate makes a canoe, p.17.	
	Rapu’anate e mousia waro ana a’ao ana rao, p.22.	
	Rapu’anate breaks the line of the kite of sago palm, p.23.	
	Rapu’anate e suaia hi’ona naia hani ‘okiraha, p.26.	
	Rapu’anate asks his spirit to be a good and strong warrior, p.27.	
	Rapu’anate e ra’auhi Ulawa, p.46.	
	Rapu’anate at Ulawa, p.47.	
	Rapu’anate ‘e mae, p.52.	
	The death of Rapu’anate, p.53.	
		
	Custom stories of the Solomon Islands, From the Eastern Islands, Vol.5, 1979, Collected by W.Davenport, S.H. Elbert and B.F. Kirtley. Edited by Anna Craven, Salome Samou and John Tealiklava. Published by the Cultural Association of the Solomon Islands; 55pp. (A5 size).	
	The origin of Deni (Nendo, Santa Cruz) Island, version 1 from Taumako, p.5.	
	The origin of Deni (Nendo, Santa Cruz) Island, version 2 from Taumako, p.6.	
	Lata, from Elbert and Kirtley’s article in Journal of the Polynesian Society, 1966, pp.348-372, (version recorded in Pileni), p.8.	
	The birth of Lata and how he built a canoe, version 1 from Pileni, Reef Islands, p.8.	
	The birth of Lata and how he built a canoe, from W. Davenport’s article in Baessler-Archiv, 1968, XVI, pp.175-177, Version 2 from Taumako, p.22.	
	Story of Lata (from Santa Cruz) from R.H. Codrington’s article in Folklore, 1893, 4, pp.509-511, p.26.	
	Lata and the origin of ships (These and subsequent stories are from W. Davenport’s article in Baessler-Archiv, 1968, XVI, and are all from Taumako, Duff Islands.), p.29.	
	The flying canoe, p.30.	
	Tuna the eel, p.31.	
	Tetualeika and his grandson, p.33.	
	Tekuli and the two Pakola, p.35.	
	Vialape the man-eating pig (A story of how the birds of Taumako got their different colours), p.36.	
	Katemoie of Kahula, p.41.	
	The two sisters, p.45.	
	Toaki and the centipede (How Tali acquired a son-in-law), p.48.	
	Motukutanginge and Tenulau, p.52.	

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