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The Trobriand Islands of Papua
Australian geographer • 3 (2) • Published In 1936 • Pages: 10-22
By: Austen, Leo.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article contains information on the geographical features of the Trobriand Islands. Climate, soils, topography, flora and fauna are discussed in some detail. The history of European contacts with the Trobrianders is presented.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Geography
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Trobriands
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Melanesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Frank W. Moore
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931-1935
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Leo Austen
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trobriand Islanders