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Native culture of Wogeo: report of field work in New Guinea

Oceania5 (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.
Subjects
Soil
Mode of marriage
Moieties
Localized kin groups
Sorcery
Sacred objects and places
Magic
Extramarital sex relations
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)