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Folk stories from the northern Solomons
Folk-lore • 43 • Published In 1932 • Pages: 61-96
By: Blackwood, Beatrice.
Abstract
Stories from the Tinputz of Kurtatchi Village and the Buka of Petats Island found in this document are divided into the following groups: culture-hero stories, culture origin stories, natural history stories, real-life stories, animal stories, animal association stories, transformation stories, stories about the spirits of the dead, stories about the supernatural forest creatures called [n]Pinari[\n] and [n]Tukis[/n], and miscellaneous tales. Commentary is provided on the distribution of similar stories among surrounding peoples. Information on mythology and folk beliefs is also presented.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1958
- Field Date
- 1929-1930
- Coverage Date
- 1929-1930
- Coverage Place
- Island of Petats and Kurtatchi Village, North Bougainville District, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- Beatrice Blackwood
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 96)
- LCCN
- 17028740
- LCSH
- Ethnology--Solomon Islands