Bathurst: The National Cultural Council of Papua New Guinea in association with Robert Brown and Associates., 1981. HEAVY. 408pp, index, bibliography, glossary, hundreds of bw & col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Light foxing to prelims otherwise near new. Full photographic account of a single cultural group in PNG- the Gogodala. They number about 10000 and live as lagoon dwellers along the floodplain of the aramia River north of the Fly River Delta. The first part of the book is a richly illustrated account of Life and ceremony. Part 2 is a catalogue of objects covering over 700 items incorporating a list of all Gogodala artifacts known to exist. A magnificent volume.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 052655
Title: Aida. Life and Ceremony of the Gogodala.
Author: Crawford, A.L
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0909197202
ISBN 13: 9780909197209
Publisher: The National Cultural Council of Papua New Guinea in association with Robert Brown and Associates.
Place of Publication: Bathurst
Date Published: 1981
Size: Folio
Keywords: Papua New Guinea PNG Melanesia Pacific Anthrolopoly Ethnology Culture Ritual Ceremony Aida Gogodala Music Weapons Masks Canoes Ancestral Figures
Bookseller catalogs: Pacific; ART / Australian & Oceanian; Papua & New Guinea; Anthropology, Sociology, Ethnology;

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