Argonauts of the western Pacific; an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea (1922)
Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942 · London, G. Routledge & Sons, ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 496
A MAGICAL SPELL ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY. The women are bent over a special garment to be worn by the pregnant woman.They almost touch it with their mouths so that it may be well pervaded with theirbreath which conveys the virtues of the spell. (See Div. IV.) PLATE LVIII … A RITE OF WAR MAGIC.Kanukubusi, the last war wizard of Kiriwina (see Div. V), showing, in recon-struction, the manner in which he used to charm the shields in olden days. [face p. 406. ..
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