Historical vines : Enga networks of exchange, ritual, and warfare in Papua New Guinea / Polly Wiessner and Akii Tumu ; with translations and assistance by Nitze Pupu ; illustrations by Akii Tumu.

Author/creator Wiessner, Polly, 1947-
Other author Tumu, Akii.
Other author Pupu, Nitze.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxvii, 494 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Enga (Papua New Guinean people)--History.
Enga (Papua New Guinean people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Enga (Papua New Guinean people)--Warfare.
Ceremonial exchange--Papua New Guinea. --Western Highlands Province.
Ethnohistory--Papua New Guinea. --Western Highlands Province.
Oral tradition--Papua New Guinea. --Western Highlands Province.
Western Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea)--Social life and customs.

SeriesSmithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry
Smithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry. ^A664854
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 467-479) and index.
LCCN 97033620
ISBN1560987928 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1560987677 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DU740.42 .W49 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold