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A New Guinea infancy: from conception to weaning in Wogeo

Oceania13 (4) • Published In 1943 • Pages: 285-309 , plate

By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.

Abstract
This article describes the Wogeo theory of conception and embryonic development, the status and treatment of the pregnant woman and her spouse, childbirth and postnatal care, infanticide, the feeding and care of the infant, the process of weaning, and the method of cleanliness training.
Subjects
Drives and emotions
Family relationships
Reproduction
Infant care
Transmission of skills
culture
Wogeo
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Field Date
1934
Coverage Date
1934
Coverage Place
Vokeo Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Notes
By H. Ian Hogbin
LCCN
38017490
LCSH
Vokeo Island (Papua New Guinea)