Author
David Lawrence
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ANU Press
Published
January 2010
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Gunnar Landtman in Papua: 1910 to 1912
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Despite poverty and neglect the coastal Kiwai of the northern Torres Strait and Fly estuary are a strong and vibrant people with a long tradition of work in the marine industries of the Torres Strait. Regrettably their current social, economic and political problems are marginal to both Papua New Guinea and Australia. Gunnar Landtman's research, undertaken between 1910 and 1912, is still a foundation stone for understanding the position of the Kiwai today. In those two years in Papua, Landtman managed to record a large collection of valuable legends and stories, many of which are still told today. He travelled widely throughout the Torres Strait, the southwest coast of Papua and the Fly estuary and even to the Gulf District. He made a comprehensive collection of Kiwai material culture now housed in the Museum of Cultures in Helsinki and a second, duplicate set for the Cambridge Museum. He also collected some of the earliest examples of Gogodala material culture available for research. In 1913, he published, Nya Guinea f
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Author
David Lawrence
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
ANU Press
Published
January 2010
Weight
527g
Dimensions
177 x 250 x 16 mm
ISBN
9781921666124
ISBN-10
1921666129
Eden Code
6211573
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Author/Creator: David Lawrence
ISBN: 9781921666124
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date: January 2010
Weight: 527g
Dimensions: 177 x 250 x 16 mm
Eden Code: 6211573
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