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Kakamora

Also called Kakangora, Pwaronga.

Kakamora are the small, long-haired forest people of Solomon Islands tradition, immensely strong for their size and generally shy of human contact.

At a glance

Tradition
Solomon Islands folklore
Region
Melanesia (place of origin)
Trait family
The Track-Leavers

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Traits

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Behaviour

  • Shy elusive avoids humans
    why

    The general pattern in the recorded tradition has them avoiding human contact where possible, retreating deeper into the forest rather than approaching villages or gardens.

  • Weakness to specific animal or object
    why

    A recurring protective motif across the tradition is an aversion to white — white shell, cloth, or other pale objects are described as able to repel or frighten kakamora away, giving islanders a practical means of warding against them. Local emphasis varies between the more strictly avoidant reading and the more dangerous, wildman-like one, and the general folklore compendia surveyed for this entry draw on comparatively thin ethnographic material — broad reference works rather than a sustained monograph tied to one community — so no named individual kakamora or extended tale-cycle is preserved here.

Offensive powers

  • Superhuman strength
    why

    Kakamora are small, hair-covered forest beings of Solomon Islands folklore, particularly attested around Makira, described as short in stature but possessed of strength far out of proportion to their size.

Roles

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