Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua : a configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat /

This study, based on a lifelong involvement with New Guinea, compares the culture of the Kamoro (18,000 people) with that of their eastern neighbours, the Asmat (40,000), both living on the south coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The comparison, showing substantial differences as well as striking simi...

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Main Author: Pouwer, Jan (Author)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Leiden : KITLV Press, 2010.
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 258.
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