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Vanuatu

by zeljko heimer 13-FEB-1996

Explanation of the symbol

Explanation of the symbol

At the British Columbia 1994 Commonwealth Games page I read:

"crossed leaves of the namele fern (peace) are within a boar's tusk (wealth and prosperity)on a black triangular field along the hoist; red and green are the other colours"

The boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity because (1) pigs are wealth (2) in the latter stages of getting the tusk to grow in a spiral the pig has to be hand fed, and you need status and wealth to have both the pig feeder and the food which are necessary.
stuart park 4-MAR-1996

The boar's tusk is appearently used as a pendant by the islanders. They remove the boar's upper tusks, which causes the lower tusks to grow in a circle (from National Geographics Dec 1970)
nathan augustine 4-MAR-1996