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In the Nicobar Islands: the record of a lengthy sojourn in islands of sunshine & palms amongst a people primitive in their habits & beliefs & simple in their manner of living, with a description of their customs & religious ceremonies & an accout of their superstitions, traditions, & folklore

Seeley, Service & Co. LimitedLondon • Published In 1924 • Pages:

By: Whitehead, George.

Abstract
This is an early and fairly comprehensive ethnography by a British traveler, covering a broad range of topics in varying degrees of detail. Specific themes include geography, climate, history, fauna, settlements, names and naming, temperament, work ethic, encounters with British officials, dress, houses, diet, hospitality, trade, agriculture, canoes and canoe racing, dancing, childbirth, child care, spirits, "witch doctors," sickness, the "harvest festival" and annual trading excursion to Chowra Island, "devil murderers," funerals, "ossuary feasts," language, and folk tales.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Vegetable production
Arboriculture
Cordage
Normal garb
Dwellings
Internal trade
External trade
Boats
Art
Visiting and hospitality
External relations
Spirits and gods
Childbirth
Infant care
culture
Nicobarese
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2014
Field Date
1912
Coverage Date
1901-1912
Coverage Place
Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Notes
George Whitehead … With a preface by Sir Richard C. Temple
LCCN
24031893
LCSH
Nicobar Islands (India)--Description and travel