Book
Tiwi wives: a study of the women of Melville Island, North Australia
University of Washington Press • Seattle • Published In 1971 • Pages: xxiv, 368
By: Goodale, Jane C. (Jane Carter).
Abstract
This book discusses Tiwi social organization through the life cycles of individual men and women. It does this by providing detailed exposition of social groups, marriage arrangments, puverty rites and funeral ceremonies in which culturally expected duties and obligations of men and women come to live. The book views Tiwi culture and soceity as fluid and flexible.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Australia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2007
- Field Date
- 1953-1954, and 1962
- Coverage Date
- 1914-1962
- Coverage Place
- Melville Island, Australia
- Notes
- [by] Jane C. Goodale
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-357)
- LCCN
- 72117728
- LCSH
- Women, Tiwi (Australia) Tiwi (Australian people)--Social life and customs