Body ornaments of Malaita, Solomon Islands /
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...
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Honolulu :
University of Hawai'i Press,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Wearing and discarding ornaments
- Making, selling and documenting ornaments
- A catalogue of Malaita ornaments.