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Detail of wrapper - THE ARTS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC - The Arts of Mankind Series edited by Andre Malraux and Georges Salles (guiart2ap 150/220 GUIA2)

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Guiart, Jean. THE ARTS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC. The Arts of Mankind Series edited by Andre Malraux and Georges Salles.

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Allen, Benedict. INTO THE CROCODILE NEST. A Journey Inside New Guinea. BNo. 0-333-41729-1. First Edition, 1987. Pp: xiii, 223; 235mm x 155mm; 0.69kg. 26 col, 4 maps. Preface, notes. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Macmillan London Limited, London, 1987. (Benedict Allen sets his twofold aim to contact the remote peoples of Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea. The author also describes his discussions with the Iatmul people of Kandengai) (Keywords: Anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Obini, Dana, Iatmul).
Book Code: C392 SOLD - now out of stock AU$28
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Detail of wrapper - MALE CULTS AND SECRET INITIATIONS IN MELANESIA - Rites in New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu societies (allen40p 140/214 ALLE40)
Allen, M.R. MALE CULTS AND SECRET INITIATIONS IN MELANESIA. Rites in New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu societies. BNo. 67-18318. First Edition, 1967. Pp: x, 140; 215mm x 140mm; 0.32kg. 2 fig, 3 tab, 3 maps. Acknowledgments, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1967. (In this book the author puts forward a thesis, partly based on anthropological and partly on psycho-analytical theory, for a variety of practices found in the initiation rites of Melanesia) (Keywords: Anthropology, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Hebrides).
Book Code: C402 AU$26
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Attenborough, David. QUEST IN PARADISE. New Guinea, New Hebrides, and Tonga. BNo. n/a. Third Impression, 1965 (1960). Pp: 224; 215mm x 140mm; 0.62kg. 5 col, 43 b/w, 2 maps. Acknowledgments. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. Lutterworth Press, London, 1965. (The author describes his two expeditions to the South Seas in search of people and their primitive ways) (Keywords: Exploration, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tonga, Wahgi, Tanna).
Book Code: D291 SOLD - now out of stock AU$40
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Detail of wrap - AN ETHNOGRAPHIC BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW GUINEA (austnatuni20p 165/206 AUST20)
Australian National University. AN ETHNOGRAPHIC BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW GUINEA. Volume 1 - Author Index, Volume 2 - District Index, and Volume 3 - Proper Names Index. BNo. 68-13734. First Edition, 1968 (pb). Pp: (x, 318)(iv, 110)(vi, 256); 250mm x 200mm; 1.60kg. no illus. Preface, bibliographies, reference works, author index. Good paperback copies. Wrp: g. (minor wear on corners and edges). Australian National University, Canberra, 1968. (This bibliography provides a key to the literature on the indigenous peoples of New Guinea. It contains some ten thousand entries) (Keywords: Reference bibliography, anthropology, sociology, indigenous, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea).
Book Code: J319 AU$350
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Detail of front of wrapper of KORWARS AND KORWAR STYLE (baaren2p 150/189 BAAR02)
Baaren, Th. P. van. KORWARS AND KORWAR STYLE. Art and ancestor worship in North-West New Guinea. BNo. 67-20711. First Edition, 1968. Pp: 104; 260mm x 210mm; 0.79kg. 69 b/w(pl). Preface, introduction, conclusion, notes, bibliography, glossary. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor tears in dw). Mouton & Co, The Hague, 1968. (This book is an introductory study concerned with the area of the Geelvinkbay in the North-west of New Guinea.) (Keywords: Ethnology, New Guinea, Melanesia, Irian Jaya).
Book Code: N581 SOLD - now out of stock AU$170
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Baker, Catherine. THE INNOCENT ARTISTS. Student Art from Papua New Guinea. BNo. 0-7137-1000-4. First Edition, 1980. Pp: (viii), 128; 275mm x 215mm; 0.81kg. 9 col, 23 b/w, 68 draw, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, bibliography, acknowledgments. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, 1980. (This book presents drawings from students of Kerowagi in Papua New Guinea's remote Chimbu Province and raises further questions about the effects of strong cultural traditions upon artistic creativity) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Chimbu, drawing).
Book Code: D483 AU$30
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Detail of wrap of NAVEN - The Culture of the Iatmul people of New Guinea as revealed through a study of the 'naven' ceremony (bateson1p 150/233 BATE11)
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).
Book Code: C678 AU$18
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