Nevinbimbaau

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Nevinbimbaau is a goddess in Melanesian mythology from Malekula Island, Vanuatu. She is sometimes described as an ogress and is associated with rituals involving her son Mansip, his two wives, and their grandchildren represented by carved staffs called temes nevinbur.

When

First attested
1967 CE
Attested period
1967 – 1993
Historical notes
Documented in ethnographic sources from the 20th century.

Relationships

parent of
Mansip
consort of
Temes Malau
enemy of
Ambat

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Nevinbimbaau (or Nevinbumbaau) is a goddess in the Melanesian mythology of Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Some descriptions call her an ogress while others seem to speak of her as simply a female figure.”

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