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Atchin twenty years ago

Geographical journal • 88 • Published In 1936 • Pages: 342-351

By: Layard, J. (John).

Abstract

This article is by an ethnologist who later wrote the basic source on the Malekulans (see 1: Layard, this file). The first half of the article is a brief culture summary of the Small Islands. The second half of the article deals with recent changes in the culture of the Islands due to the influence of Western contact.

HRAF PubDate

2002

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Melanesia

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

James R. Leary ; 1961

Field Date

1914-1915

Coverage Date

late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries

Coverage Place

Atchin Island off the northeast coast of Malekula, Vanuatu

Notes

John W. Layard

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351)

LCCN

28017564

LCSH

Malekula (Vanuatu)