The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea

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Robert W. Williamson With an Introduction by A. C. Haddon, Sc.D., F.R.S.

With Illustrations and Map Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London 1912

Preface

Contents

Plates

Illustrations in Text

Introduction

Introductory

Physique and Character

Dress and Ornament

Daily Life and Matters Connected with It

Community, Clan, and Village Systems and Chieftainship

Villages, Emone, Houses and Modes of Inter-Village Communication

Government, Property, and Inheritance

The Big Feast

Some other Ceremonies and Feasts

Matrimonial and Sexual

Killing, Cannibalism, and Warfare

Hunting, Fishing and Agriculture

Bark Cloth Making, Netting and Art.

Music and Singing, Dancing and Toys and Games

Counting, Currency and Trade

Language

Illness, Death, and Burial

Religion and Superstitious Beliefs and Practices

Note on the Kuni People

Conclusion

A Grammar of the Fuyuge Language

Note on the Afoa Language

Note on the Kovio Language.

A Comparative Vocabulary of the Fuyuge, Afoa, and Kovio Languages

Appendix V Notes on the Papuan Languages spoken about the Head

Plates (2)

Mafulu Women Decorated for a Dance.

Mafulu Women Decorated for a Dance.

The Mafulu

Mountain People of British New Guinea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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