THE plump black boar was only able to grunt indistinctly his snout was firmly tied with a rope, while his feet were tightly bound together. The King of Larantuka, Don Martinus Diaz Vieyra Godinho was holding a machete. After intoning a brief prayer, the machete was brought to bear on the boar’s throat. On that Tuesday in early October, the boar struggled momentarily before the machete was brought down again, this time heavily, separating its he