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A New Guinea infancy: from conception to weaning in Wogeo
Oceania • 13 (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.
- 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)