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The Decorative Art of British New Guinea

Haddon, Alfred C.
The Decorative Art of British New Guinea
Excerpt from The Decorative Art of British New Guinea: A Study in Papuan Ethnography The ferocious disposition of the Badu tribe is principally owing to reasons the same, or similar, to those that have made the other neighbouring bush tribes so savage and dangerous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important h...

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The Outriggers of Indonesian Canoes (Classic Reprint)

Haddon, Alfred C.
The Outriggers of Indonesian Canoes (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Outriggers of Indonesian Canoes It not infrequently happens that a length of sapling or bamboo is lashed to the upper border of the dug-out and the booms rest on this gunwale spar, as it may be termed. The object of this spar is obviously to protect the edges of the hull, it is widely distributed in Oceania. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgo...

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Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to To...

Haddon, Alfred C.
Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres StraitsPerhaps a few words are necessary to explain why we visited a district apparently so insignificant as Torres Straits. As explained above, I had a good deal of unpublished material on the ethnography of the people and it would naturally take less time to gain a good insight into the life of a people about whom a fair amount was known than to begin afresh on a new ...

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Legends of the Torres Straits (Folklore History Series)

Haddon, Alfred C.
Legends of the Torres Straits (Folklore History Series)
The Torres Straits separates Australia from Papua New Guinea left untouched by European hands until the 18th Century. It has a rich mythology weaving Papuan and Aboriginal traits. A collection of moral tales and creation myths. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editi...

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