Holmes, John Henry, 1866-1934.

In primitive New Guinea / by J.H. Holmes ; with an intro. by A.C. Haddon. - 1st AMS ed. - New York : AMS Press, 1978. - 307 p. : ill., l fold. map , plates ; 22 cm.

Reprint of the 1924 ed. published by Putnam, New York. An account of a quarter of a century spent amongst the primitive Ipi & Namau groups of tribes of the Gulf of Papua, with an interesting description of their manner of living, their customs & habits, feasts & festivals, totems & cults.

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Ethnology--Gulf Region [Papua New Guinea].
Missionaries--Gulf Region [Papua New Guinea].


Gulf Region (Papua New Guinea]--Social life and customs.

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