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 77
SCENES ON THE BEACH OF SILOSILO (SOUTHERNMASSIM DISTRICT). These represent phases of a big annual feast, the soi. (SeeDiv. III., and compare also Ch. XXI.) Note the prominentpart taken by women in the proceedings ; the use of the cere-monial axe handles ; the manner of carrying pigs, and thecanoes… … :# WU
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