Ifoga

Ifoga is a Samoan ceremony of apology, in which one party ritually and publicly humiliates themselves and offers a gift of ʻIe tōga (fine mats) in exchange for forgiveness by another. It is a part of traditional dispute resolution between families in Faʻa Sāmoa where mediation has failed. The term comes from the word ifo, "to bow down".^[1]^: 109

^ Macpherson, Cluny; Macpherson, La'avasa (2005). "The ifoga: The exchange value of social honour in contemporary Samoa" (PDF). Journal of the Polynesian Society. 114 (2): 109–133. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[Macpherson2005-1] Macpherson, Cluny; Macpherson, La'avasa (2005). "The ifoga: The exchange value of social honour in contemporary Samoa" (PDF). Journal of the Polynesian Society. 114 (2): 109–133. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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