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 76
ne, small red shelldisks and turtle shell rings as ear ornaments are the onlypermanent, every-day decorations worn. Like all Melanesiansof Eastern New Guinea, they are quite cleanly in their persons,and a personal approach to them does not offend any of oursenses. They are very fond of red hibiscus…
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