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Detail of front wrapper of ANDROGYNOUS OBJECTS - String bags and gender in central New Guinea
MacKenzie, Maureen A. ANDROGYNOUS OBJECTS. String bags and gender in central New Guinea. BNo. 90-5702-270-2. Second Printing, 1998 (1991) (pb). Pp: xvi, 256; 250mm x 170mm; 0.60kg. 137 b/w, 43 fig, 4 tab, 5 maps. Preface, appendices 1 to 4, references, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1998. (This book provides an interpretative study of a humble string artefact, the looped string bag, the bilum, of the Telefol people of central New Guinea. The author's intention is to show how analysis of an item of material culture as a complete social object can be of significant interest to the wider anthropological endeavour) (Keywords: Anthropology, material culture, bilum, Pacific, Melanesia, central New Guinea, Telefol).
Book Code: Q097 AU$77
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Detail of wrap of Argonauts of the Western Pacific - An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea (malinowski03p 135/223 MALI03)
Malinowski, Bronislaw. ARGONAUTS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC. An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea. BNo. 0-525-47074-3. Paperback Edition, 1961. Pp: xxxii, 527; 180mm x 110mm; 0.44kg. 65 b/w, 2 fig, 3 tab, 5 maps. Preface, foreword. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (minor wear). E.P. Dutton & Co, New York, 1961. (The author gives a full account of the relation of magic and religion among the Trobrianders. He also explains the Kula, a form of exchange carried out by communities inhabiting a wide ring of islands and the importance of magic in that exchange) (Keywords: Anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands).
Book Code: D417 AU$18
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Detail of wrapper of The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea (may01p 165/184 MAY01)
May, Patricia & Margaret Tuckson. TRADITIONAL POTTERY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Clay preparation, pottery formation and firing techniques. BNo. 1-86333-172-7. Revised Edition, 2000 (1982). Pp: xii, 380; 240mm x 210mm; 1.56kg. 521 b/w, 16 fig, 12 maps. Foreword, preface, acknowledgments, introduction, glossary, appendices, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford House Publishing, Hindmarsh, SA, 2000. (This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea ever produced. The authors proffer a first-hand account of clay preparation, pottery formation and firing techniques, interwoven with information on the functions of the pottery and the various approaches to decoration) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, pottery, clay, techniques, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Central, Milne Bay, Morobe, Madang, Sepik, Manus, Solomons, Solomon Islands).
Book Code: Z008 AU$54
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Detail of wrapper of ''EXPLORING THE VISUAL ART OF OCEANIA (mead5p 160/182 MEAD05)
Mead, Sidney M. (ed). EXPLORING THE VISUAL ART OF OCEANIA. Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. First International Symposium on the Arts of Oceania 1974. BNo.0-8248-0598-4. First Edition, 1979. Pp: xx, 455; 235mm x 200mm; 1.28kg. 250 b/w & fig, 6 maps. Foreword, acknowledgments, introduction, references, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (penned name on fep; minor foxing on t&b page block). The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1979. (The twenty-six articles in this collection were presented by ethnologists, art historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists at the First International Symposium held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1974). (Keywords: Ethnology, Lapita, Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, New Britain, Baining, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Aika, Kwoma, Puluwat, Moce Island).
Book Code: W233 AU$250
Note: Contributors and papers are:
(1) Green, Roger C. - Early Lapita Art from Polynesia and Island Melanesia: Continuities in Ceramic, Bark-cloth, and Tattoo Decorations. (2) Newton, Douglas - Prehistoric and Recent Art Styles in Papua New Guinea. (3) Specht, Jim - Rock Art in the Western Pacific. (4) Maynard, Lesley - The Archaeology of Australian Aboriginal Art. (5) Gerbrands, Adrian A. - The Art of Irian Jaya: A Survey. (6) Dark, Philip J.C. - The Art of the Peoples of Western New Britain and Their Neighbors. (7) Corbin, George A. - The Art of the Baining: New Britain. (8) Kaeppler, Adrienne L. - A Survey of Polynesian Art. (9) Teilhet, Jehanne H. - The Equivocal Nature of a Masking Tradition in Polynesia. (10) Rose, Roger G. - On the Origin and Diversity of "Tahitian" Janiform Fly Whisks. (11) Gathercole, Peter - Changing Attitudes to the Study of Maori Carving. (12) Badner, Mino - Admiralty Island "Ancestor" Figures? (13) Waite, Deborah B. - Aspects of Style and Symbolism in the Art of the Solomon Islands. (14) Bodrogi, Tibor - Style Provinces and Trading Areas in North and Northeast New Guinea. (15) Forge, Anthony - The Problem of Meaning in Art.. (16) Schwimmer, Erik - Aethetics of the Aika. (17) Mead, Sidney M. - Artmanship in the Star Harbour Region. (18) Kaufmann, Christian - Art and Artists in the Context of Kwoma Society. (19) Counts, David R. - Adam Smith in the Garden: Supply, Demand, and Art Production in New Britain. (20) Steager, Peter W. - Where Does Art Begin on Puluwat? (21) Graburn, Nelson H.H. - New Directions in Contemporary Arts. (22) Kooijman, Simon - Traditional Handicraft in a Changing Society: Manufacture and Function of Stenciled Tapa on Moce Island. (23) Lewis, Phillip - Art in Changing New Ireland. (24) Smidt, Dirk - Establishing Museums in Developing Countries: The Case of Papua New Guinea. (25) Guiart, Jean - Toward the Scientific Study of Art in Melanesia.
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Detail of wrapper - The Lineage System of the Mae-Enga of New Guinea (meggitt03p 145/221 MEGG03)
Meggitt, M.J. THE LINEAGE SYSTEM OF MAE-ENGA OF NEW GUINEA. General Editor: Max Gluckman. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1965. Pp: xx, 297; 220mm x 140mm; 0.67kg. 16 b/w, num tab, 1 map. Foreword, author's preface, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (ex-ref copy; Dewey numbering system has been marked on lower spine of book; white-out has been used on two small areas on inner upper board and tile page). Oliver and Boyd Ltd, London, 1965. (The author was one of the social anthropologists whom the Australian Government enabled to study the tribes of the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea. In this book the author analyses the complexities of a situation in which customary loyalities serve to restrict conflicts due to a scarity of land needed for survival) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Mae Enga).
Book Code: C009 AU$35
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Mihalic, Francis. THE JACARANDA DICTIONARY AND GRAMMAR OF MELANESIAN PIDGIN. Recognised authority for standardized spelling. BNo. 0-7016-8112-8. First Edition, 1971. Pp: xvi, 376; 215mm x 135mm; 0.58kg. No illustrations. Foreword, preface to the first edition, preface. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr; g; dw: g. (penned name on fep; wear & small piece missing from dw; shelf wear on cvr). Jacaranda Press Pty Ltd, Milton, Queensland, 1971. (This book was the officially recognised authority for standardised spelling of Melanesian Pidgin in Papua and New Guinea) (Keywords: Dictionary, grammar, Pacific, Melanesia, Pidgin, bibliography, orthography).
Book Code: H162 SOLD - now out of stock AU$30
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Detail of front cover of ''Art Styles of thee Papuan Gulf
Newton, Douglas. ART STYLES OF THE PAPUAN GULF. The Museum of Primitive Art. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1961. Pp: 100; 285mm 220mm; 0.76kg. 265 b/w & fig, 2 maps. Acknowledgments, introduction, references, catalogue of exhibition. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (minor wear on wrap). The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1961. (The numerous cultures of the Papuan Gulf originated many different styles, all notablefor their demonic vitality allied to intense sophistication of design. In this book the author describes the elaborate ritual life which has been the background of most of the art, and analyses the peoples' approach to both) (Keywords: Ethnology, cultural anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Kerewa, Moguru, Bamu, kauvai, Gogodara, Gogodala).
Book Code: L011 AU$190
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Detail of front cover of MASSIM - Art of the Massim area, New Guinea (newton4p 150/194 NEWT04)
Newton, Douglas. MASSIM. Art of the Massim Area, New Guinea. BNo. 0-912294-44-2. First Edition, 1975 (pb). Pp: (ii), 46; 280mm x 215mm; kg. 76 b/w, 3 fig, 3 maps. Foreword, sources, references, sources of illustrations. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1975. (The author discusses the place and the people, the Kula and trade circuit, art and its relationship to the supernatural and history) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Massim, trade, art, spatulas, gourds, shields, sculptures).
Book Code: R611 SOLD - now out of stock AU$38
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Detail of wrap - ART PAPOU - Austronesiens et Papous de Nouvelle-Guinee Musee d'Arts Africains, Oceaniens, Amerindiens, Marseille (nicolas1p 150/206 NICO1)
Nicolas, Alain. et al. ART PAPOU. Austronesiens et Papous de Nouvelle-Guinee Musee d'Arts Africains, Oceaniens, Amerindiens, Marseille. BNo. 2-7118-4034-4. First Edition, 2000 (pb). Pp: 336; 300mm x 230mm; 1.83kg. 326 col, 13 fig, 1 map(fd). Introductions, preface, bibliographie generale. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Musees de Marseille and Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Marseille, 2000. (All text is in the French. A catalogue of New Guinea artefacts with essays by Alain Nicolas, Isabelle Dalmau, Ingrid Senepart and others) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, New Guinea, Melanesia).
Book Code: N669 AU$95
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Detail of wrapper - Reading the Skin - Adornment, Display and Society among the Wahgi (ohanlon1p 150/195 OHAN1)
O'Hanlon, Michael. READING THE SKIN. Adornment, Display and Society among the Wahgi. BNo. 1-86333-003-8. First Edition (AU), 1989. Pp: 164; 245mm x 190mm; 0.85kg. 16 col(pl), 10 b/w, 16 fig, 1 tab, 2 maps. Preface, afterword, orthography and kinship terms, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford House Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, NSW 2795, 1989. (In this book the author answers the questions that anthropologists ask about the elaborate traditions of one Highland people, the Wahgi. These traditions involve self adornment with plumes, furs, paint and shells and dancing before critical spectators, rivals and enemies) (Keywords: Anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Highlands, Wahgi).
Book Code: Z012 AU$29
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Detail of wrapper - An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders (ohnemus1p 160/188 OHNE1)
Ohnemus, Sylvia. AN ETHNOLOGY OF THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDERS. The Alfred Buhler Collection, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel. BNo. 1-86333-132-8. First Edition, 1998 Pp: xi, 430; 245mm x 210mm; 1.35kg. 53 col, 392 b/w, 82 fig, 4 maps. Preface, foreword, introduction, list, bibliography, index of place names. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford House Publishing, Bathurst, NSW 2795, 1998. (The book presents Alfred Buhler's collection of artefacts from the Admiralty Islands along with an interpretation of the use and function of the objects) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, Drauo, Bogai, kapui, tapa, crafts).
Book Code: Z006 AU$54
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