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This wooden sculpture represents some ancestors and its purpose was the one of a pillar. The sculpture goes back to the beginning of the 20th century and it was found in Roviana island, part of Solomon islands. Roviana people love to sing; they have a large hymn book that contains 497 songs and choruses. Fishing is the primary industry in Roviana in the Solomon Islands. Traditional villages here produce income from coconut plantations, gardening, and fishing. An increasing number of families have one or more women employed at the tuna cannery on the western end of the island. While some women work at primary and secondary schools, the hospital, and in government offices in the city of Munda, a few have jobs in the tourist industry at nearby resorts or as local transportation drivers. Some families also sell garden produce, craft items and carvings at area markets. (text credit)这件木雕作品以数位先祖为创作主题，其功能为立柱。该木雕可追溯至20世纪初，出土于所罗门群岛下辖的罗维亚纳岛。罗维亚纳族群酷爱歌唱，他们拥有一部收录497首圣歌与合唱曲的大型赞美诗集。捕鱼是罗维亚纳地区的支柱产业。当地传统村落的收入来源包括椰子种植、园艺劳作与捕鱼。越来越多的家庭中有女性在该岛西端的金枪鱼罐头厂就业。部分女性在蒙达市的中小学、医院及政府部门供职，另有少数人在附近度假村的旅游业中工作，或是担任当地客运司机。还有部分家庭会在区域集市售卖园艺农产品、手工艺品与木雕制品。（文本来源标注）