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Native culture of Wogeo: report of field work in New Guinea
Oceania • 5 (3) • Published In 1935 • Pages: 308-337 , plates
By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.
Abstract
This is the earliest of a series of reports on the Wogeo by the author, who did extensive fieldwork in the Solomons and New Guinea. This article is a brief introduction to the native culture as a whole. It contains information on physical characteristics of the people, social organization, kinship system, economic activities, sex and marriage, adultery and theft, religious and magical practices, and initiation rites.
- 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)