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Present day conditions among the Aborigines of Formosa (Atayal and Bunun)article 1956 • Beauclair, Inez de
Atayal • Asia > East Asia
This is an overview of the Atayal and Bunun peoples based on Japanese reports and ethnographies, and the author’s own field trips. It includes discussion of settlements, housing, agriculture, food, hunting, clothing, ornaments, utensils, music, medic...The stone money of Yaparticle 1963 • Beauclair, Inez de
Yapese • Oceania > Micronesia
This article, written by a professional anthropologist, presents a comprehensive summary of the Yap monetary system, its possible origin as derived from Yapese traditional history and historical reconstruction, and its valuation and varieties. The pa...