Historical Vines
Subtitle
Enga networks of exchange, ritual, and warfare in Papua New Guinea
Illustrated by Akii Tumu
Translated by Nitze Pupu
Drawing on interviews with elders in 110 Enga tribes, this volume reconstructs the ecological, social and ideological processes that shaped the Enga people's elaborate networks of ceremonial exchange.
Bio
Pauline Wiessner is a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Her research focuses on social networks to reduce risk and responses of societies to the breakdown of traditional cultural institutions with modern resources and technology. She has conducted 40 years of research among the Kalahari San and 30 years among the Enga of Papua New Guinea.
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Smithsonian ISBN
978-1560987925 Genres
College or unit