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The Kapauku live in the Central Highlands of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Much of Kapauku territory is above 1,500 meters with three large lakes and diverse vegetation zones. Although they are generally treated as a single cultural group, there are variations in dialect and in social and cultural practice across Kapauku territory. Their language, Ekagi (Ekari), is in the Papuan language family. Their economy is based largely on the cultivation of sweet potato, the raising of pigs and trade. European contact with the Kapauku did not occur until 1938, when a Dutch government post was established at Paniai Lake.

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The Kapauku Papuans and their kinship organization

Structural change and primitive law

Modern and traditional administration of justice in New Guinea

Kapauku Papuans and their law

Kapauku Papuan political structure

Social change and primitive law

Kapauku Papuan economy

The Kapauku Papuans of West New Guinea

'I am very sorry I cannot kill you any more'

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Gratton, Nancy	Culture summary	1998
Pospisil, Leopold J.	The Kapauku Papuans and their kinship organization	1960
Pospisil, Leopold J.	Structural change and primitive law	1969
Pospisil, Leopold J.	Modern and traditional administration of justice in New Guinea	1981
Pospisil, Leopold J.	Kapauku Papuans and their law	1958
Pospisil, Leopold J.	Kapauku Papuan political structure	1958
Pospisil, Leopold J.	Social change and primitive law	1958
Pospisil, Leopold J.	Kapauku Papuan economy	1963
Pospisil, Leopold J.	The Kapauku Papuans of West New Guinea	1978
Pospisil, Leopold J.	'I am very sorry I cannot kill you any more'	1993

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