A talk from Dr Andy Mills, on Tuesday 21 May 2013 at the Horniman Museum.
Given as part of the Collections People Stories project.
www.horniman.ac.uk/about/collections-people-stories
16. Tapu
Touching a superior’s corpse.
Touching a superior’s head.
Touching a superior’s personal
effects.
Eating in the sight-line of a superior.
Watching a superior eat.
Eating a species of animal deemed
above your social class.