Body Ornaments of Kwara'ae and Malaita

This book reviews the significance of body ornaments in Kwara'ae society and the history of their disappearance under the social transformation of colonial rule and Christian conversion. It describes the materials, techniques and relationships by which ornaments were produced and exchanged and contains detailed drawings of the enormous variety of ornaments worn throughout Malaita.

שנה

2008

שפה

English

הוצאה

University of Hawaii Press

מהדורות

2

עמודים

168

ISBN

9780824831356

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata