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Native handicrafts in the Trobriand Islands
Mankind • 3 • Published In 1945 • Pages: 193-198
By: Austen, Leo.
Abstract
This article is a summary outline of Trobriand handicrafts. The apprenticeship of a child in one of the handicraft professions is described, and there is considerable discussion of the effects of European contact upon native technological skill.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Arthur Fields
- Field Date
- 1931-1935
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Leo Austen
- LCSH
- Trobriand Islanders