> A pair of tongs (clamp) made from the wood of hibiscus
Refers to the people of Angaur. In the traditional intervillage rankings Angaur was quite low. The low rating is said to have resulted from the fact that the people of Angaur deceived the Giant Uab, who had taken to scooping up people when hunger demanded, and set him afire. His fallen body became the other islands of Palau. Islanders of higher ranking northern communities recall a time when visitors would lead the men of Angaur about by their necks or hold them in place with the hibiscus tongs and otherwise abuse them if the visitors found their women attractive.
