Traditionally, Niuean boys do not cut their hair, which is lovingly cared for by sisters, mothers and aunts. When the boys become teenagers, a ceremony is held where women tend the hair for the last time before it is cut. Members of the extended family plaster the youth with banknotes – all part of a large informal Niuean economy that links families and ensures the community looks after its own.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, St James Presbyterian Church (Newtown) Collection (PAColl-5720)
Reference:
PA12-1517-77
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