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Detail of front cover of 'People of the River - People of the Tree'. (klein1p 150/195)
Klein, Leanne A. (editor). PEOPLE OF THE RIVER - PEOPLE OF THE TREE. Change and Continuity in Sepik and Asmat Art. BNo. 0-934251-03-7. First Edition, 1989 (pb). Pp: x, 85; 280mm x 215mm; 0.40kg. Num col & b/w, 1 map(db). Preface, lenders, acknowledgments, introduction, selected bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Minnesota Museum of Art, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1989. (Essay contributors are Allen Wardwell, Rhoda Metraux and Tobias Schneebaum) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific Melanesia, New Guinea, Sepik, Ramu, Maprik, Wosera, Angoram, Chambri, Murik, Sawos, Iatmul, Asmat, Sawa, Casuarina, mbis).
Book Code: M143 AU$125
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Koch, Gerd. INIET - GEISTER IN STEIN. Die Berliner Iniet-Figuren - Sammlung. BNo. 3-88609-089-2. First Edition, 1982. Pp: 188; 240mm x 170mm; 1.22kg. 8 col, 636 b/w, 3 maps. Vorwort, einfuhrung, zitierte literatur, index. A very good hardback copy with illustrated cover. Cvr: vg. Museum Fur Volkerkunde Berlin, Berlin, 1982. (All text is in the German language. This book deals with the carved stone figures which were found on the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Britain).
Book Code: L218 AU$95
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Detail of wrapper - The Art of Lake Sentani. (koojiman2p 150/198)
Kooijman, Simon. THE ART OF LAKE SENTANI. Primitive art of North-West New Guinea. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1959. Pp: 64; 280mm x 215mm; 0.68kg. 100 b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, introduction, bibliography, catalogue, sources. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (slight discolouration of dw). Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1959. (The author includes a description of New Guinea cultures in general, a detailed account of the Lake Sentani culture in particular, and an analysis of its forms and their function in the society) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, social anthropology, culture).
Book Code: H493 AU$250
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Landtman, Gunnar. ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION FROM THE KIWAI DISTRICT BRITISH NEW GUINEA in the National Museum of Finland Helsingfors - A Descriptive Survey of the Material Culture of the Kiwai People. BNo. n/a. First Edition 1933. Pp: 146; 315mm x 255mm; 0.68kg. 99 b/w, 7 fig, 1 map. Geographical names, introduction. A very good paperback copy with original wrap. Wrp: vg. The Commission of the Antell Collection, Helsinki, 1933. (The collection, which is illustrated and described, was put together by the author during his stay among the Kiwai people) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, horiomu ceremony, Mawata, Djibu, Goaribari, maubere, Darimo-post, Budji, mimia figures).
Book Code: L391 AU$330
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Landtman, Gunnar. THE KIWAI PAPUANS OF BRITISH NEW GUINEA. A Nature-Born Instance of Rousseau's Ideal Community. BNo. n/a. Reprinted Edition 1970 (1927). Pp: xxxix, 486; 215mm x 135mm; 0.93kg. 114 b/w & fig (pl). Preface, introduction, list of geographical names, index. A very good copy. Cvr: vg. (dw not issued). Johnson Reprint Corporation, New York, 1970. (From 1910 to 1912 the author lived among the Kiwai Papuans in the Western Division of British New Guinea, studying their anthropology and sociology) (Keywords: Ethnology, Baramura, Ipisia, Kiwai, Gogodara, Gogodala, Djibu, daguri, Mabuo, Sumai, Oromo-rubi, mimia).
Book Code: L082 AU$195
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Detail of wrapper - ROAD BELONG CARGO. (lawrence2p 150/233 LAWR02)
Lawrence, Peter. ROAD BELONG CARGO. Cult movements in the Madang District of New Guinea. BNo. n/a. First Edition 1964. Pp: xvi, 291; 220mm x 140mm; 0.60kg. 12 b/w (pl), 1 fig, 4 tab, 7 maps. Foreword, preface, introduction, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (wear on wrp). The University Press, Manchester, UK, 1964. (This book, which deals with the Madang District of Papua New Guinea, is a full-scale study of the cargo cult and treats it in its historical context. The author has devoted many years to the observation of the cult in the field, to its interpretation, and to assessing its significance for the administration of the territory at that time) (Keywords: Religion, social anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Rai Coast, Nankina-Mot, Yali, Kabu, Garia, Cargo Cult, Beliefs, Movement).
Book Code: A076 AU$35
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Leahy, Michael J. and D. E. Jones (ed). EXPLORATIONS INTO HIGHLAND NEW GUINEA 1930-1935. Foreword by Jane C. Goodale. BNo. 1-86333-111-5. First Edition, 1994. Pp: xvi, 254; 225mm x 150mm; 0.65kg. Num b/w. Foreword, preface, introduction, conclusions, afterword, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, NSW, 1994. (This book is a diary of five years of Michael Leahy who, with his associates, explored the unknown interior of New Guinea, seeking gold and making contact for the first time with the aborigines of the interior mountains and valleys) (Keywords: Wahgi, Chimbu River, Mt Hagen, Gai, Wabag, Jimi).
Book Code: H252 AU$26
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Detail of wrapper - NOTES D'ETHNOLOGIE NEO-CALEDONIE - Universite de Paris. Travaux et Memoires - VIII. (leenhardt3p 150/230 LEEN3)
Leenhardt, Maurice. NOTES D'ETHNOLOGIE NEO-CALEDONIE. Universite de Paris. Travaux et Memoires - VIII. BNo. 2-85265-008-8. Facsimile Edition, 1980 (1930) (pb). Pp: (x), 266, (xii)(ix); 240mm x 155mm; 0.68kg. 4 col, 75 b/w(pl), 48 fig, 2 maps. Introduction, abreviations, systeme de transcription, legendes. A very good paperback copy in an illustrated dust wrapper. Wrp: vg; dw: vg. (minor wear on dw). Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Institut d'Ethnologie - Musee de l'Homme, Paris, 1980. (All text is in the French language. Chapters include: dwelling, manufacture of pottery, war and defence, culture, initiation, totems, god and mythology, and magic) (Keywords: Ethology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Caledonia).
Book Code: K403 AU$180
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Detail of front cover of ASSEMBLAGE OF SPIRITS - Idea and Image in New Ireland (lincoln1p 150/201)
Lincoln, Louise. ASSEMBLAGE OF SPIRITS. Idea and Image in New Ireland. BNo. 0-8076-1188-3. First Edition, 1987 (pb). Pp: 168; 280mm x 210mm; 0.76kg. 28 col, 16 b/w, 5 fig, 1 map. Foreword, acknowledgments, bibliography, photo credits. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. George Braziller, New York, 1987. (The catalogue section includes description and illustration of forty-nine objects from New Ireland which provides a visual repertoire of the art and a source of reference on the art of the South Pacific. Contributors to the book include noted anthropologists and art historians from Europe, America and Australia) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Ireland, Malagan, sculpture, figures, ornament, rites cycle).
Book Code: Q045 AU$26
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Lowman, Cherry & Alexander Alland. DISPLAYS OF POWER. 'Art and War among the Marings' and 'A Design Analysis of Maring Shields'. BNo. 0-912294-43-4. First Edition, 1973 (pb). Pp: 43; 280mm x 215mm; 0.20kg. 23 b/w, 25 fig, 1 map. Introduction, bibliography. A very good paperback copy with illustrated cover. Wrp: vg; (minor wear on wrp). The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1973. (An analysis of war shields collected from the Maring people of the Bismarck Mountain area of New Guinea, relates design characteristics to the social context in which they are displayed) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Tsembaga, Simbai valley, Jimi).
Book Code: K568 AU$60
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