Oceania : the native cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands /

Social life and customs; Part one, hunting and food gathering; social relations; habitation; dwellings; boats; canoes; warfare; killing; weapons; exchange; barter; trade routes; trade ceremonies; corroborees; relationships reproduction; life cycle; Part two, Murngin of northeast Arnhem Land, myths;...

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Main Author: Oliver, Douglas L.
Other Authors: Johnson, Lois
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1989.
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Summary:Social life and customs; Part one, hunting and food gathering; social relations; habitation; dwellings; boats; canoes; warfare; killing; weapons; exchange; barter; trade routes; trade ceremonies; corroborees; relationships reproduction; life cycle; Part two, Murngin of northeast Arnhem Land, myths; kinship system; households; communities; patriclans, matriclans; Yirrkalla [sic] clan designs; kin classification.
Physical Description:2 v. (xii, 1275 p.) : ill., maps.
Bibliography:Bibliography: v. 2, p. 1201-1260.
ISBN:0824810198