Argonauts of the western Pacific; an account of native enterprise and adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea. With a pref. by Sir James George Frazer (1922)
Plate V … SCENES ON THE BEACH OF SILOSILO (SOUTHERN MASSIM DISTRICT) These represent phases of a big annual feast, the so'/. (See p. 37 and compare also Ch. XXI.) Note the prominent part taken by women in the proceedings ; the use of the " ceremonial " axe handles ; the manner of carrying pigs, and the…
Ethnology -- New Guinea · Barter · Folklore -- New Guinea · Magic · Trobriand Islands
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
