432 pp. May 1998
ISBN 0-8248-2084-3P
Out of Print
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Pacific
Melanesia
art
anthropology |
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An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders
by Sylvia Ohnemus
"An important work that will be of interest to museologists, art historians, and Melanesianists for many years to come. It is a must for the library of anyone with any interest in Melanesian art." --Robert L. Welsch, Dartmouth College
In 1931-1932 Alfred Buhler (1900-1981), who for many years was director of the Museum of Ethnology and the Swiss Museum of European Folklife, in Basel, assembled a unique collection documenting the culture of the Admiralty Islanders. The Admiralty Islands are located on the northern edge of Melanesia, and today constitute the Manus province of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. In this book, commissioned by the Museum der Kulturen, Sylvia Ohnemus for the first time presents the results of Buhler's collecting and study expedition, which she complements with her own contributions based on information gathered in the field.Not for sale in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
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