La'aka
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la-aka-292-10854295
title:
La'aka
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La'aka is a powerful ancestress and one of the most widely propitiated of spirits among the eastern Kwaio on Malaita, Solomon Islands. She is seen as both a protective figure who exemplifies maternal virtues and the productive powers of women and as a warrior whose deeds rivalled those of the ancient Kwaio strongmen who, as ancestral spirits (adalo), are propitiated and confer power to the living. She is one of the great ancestors of about twelve to twenty generations ago, which do not represent
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Spirit in Solomon Islands mythology
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%27aka
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2023-09-27T08:19:49Z
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