In primitive New Guinea / by J.H. Holmes ; with an intro. by A.C. Haddon.
By: Holmes, John Henry.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : AMS Press, 1978Edition: 1st AMS ed.Description: 307 p. : ill., l fold. map , plates ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0404141374.Subject(s): Ethnology -- Gulf Region [Papua New Guinea] | Missionaries -- Gulf Region [Papua New Guinea] | Gulf Region (Papua New Guinea] -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 306.099547Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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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