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Atchin twenty years ago

Geographical journal88 • 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.
Subjects
Culture summary
Sociocultural trends
culture
Malekula
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)