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Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu.

CulturalInscribed 2008

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Chief Roi Mata’s DomainChief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu.

The Story

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu. It consists of three early 17th century AD sites on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Artok associated with the life and death of the last paramount chief, or Roi Mata, of what is now Central Vanuatu.