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 580
its legs on along, stout pole, dangling head downwards (see Plates V andLXIII) : with this pole the natives would ram a youngcoco-nut or betel-nut palm or a fruit tree and if not stopped bythe owners would break or uproot it, the pig squealing and thewomen of the damaged party screaming in unison.… … CEREMONIAL DESTRUCTION DURING A SOI FEAST. This picture was taken on the South coast of New Guinea, (cf. Div. II of thisCh. and Div. Ill of Ch. II.) KIRIWINA AND KITAVA 487 natives on such occasions. Although the somewhat histrionicattack, and the slight but real damage to property weresanctioned…
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