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Bateson, Gregory. (pb).
NAVEN. The culture of the Iatmul people of New Guinea. As revealed through a study of the "naven" ceremonial.
BNo. 0-7045-0418-9. Second Edition (UK), 1980 (1936) (pb). Pp: xxiv, 312; 215mm x 135mm; 0.40kg. 49 b/w(pl), 6 fig, 1 chart.
Preface to second, foreword, bibliography, index, glossary of technical and native words.
A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (protective film on wrap).
Wildwood House Limited, London, 1980.
(The book describes the Naven ceremonies of the Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea.
Also outlined is the ethos of both men and women of the tribe along with ceremonial houses, initiation, and head-hunting.
An epilogue has been added to the second edition to account for modern developments of the time)
(Keywords: Ethnology, anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, Sepik, Iatmul, Naven, laua, wau).
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