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Abau Legends

Legends of the Abau of Idam Valley, West Sepik Province, PNG.

Amto Legends

Legends of the Amto of Simaiya Valley, West Sepik Province, PNG.

An analysis of associations between string bag variability, language and geographical distance in the upper Sepik basin and Border Mountains

An analysis of associations between string bag variability, language and geographical distance in the upper Sepik basin and Border Mountains Andrew Fyfe University of Adelaide Jill Bolton Handspinners and Weavers Guild, Adelaide Awun string …

Digitisation of Pacific Collections

Digitisation of Pacific Collections and the Upper Sepik-Central New Guinea Project.

Knots, Loops & Braids

An examination of fibre craft techniques in the Upper Sepik and Central New Guinea.

Languages of the Upper Sepik and Central New Guinea

The classification of the languages of the upper Sepik was first attempted by Loving and Bass (1964), and of central New Guinea by Healey (1964a). The classifications were revised by Laycock (1973) and Wurm and Hattori (1981) (LAP) and the …

Settlement Patterns and Housing of Central New Guinea

In central New Guinea, housing provided for a separation of men from women and children. Overmost of the area, settlements consisted of hamlets or villages comprising at least one men's houseand one or more family houses.

String bag patterns and colour dyes of the upper Sepik basin and Border Mountains

String bag patterns and colour dyes of the upper Sepik basin and Border Mountains Jill Bolton Handspinners and Weavers Guild, Adelaide Andrew Fyfe University of Adelaide PM E7490, Abau, Bifrou, Craig, 1968 Photographs by Andrew Fyfe unless …

Tally Systems

Tally Systems of the Upper Sepik and Central New Guinea.

Telefol Stories - 1

Telefol Folk Stories - Part 1.

Telefol Stories - 2

Telefol Folk Stories - Part 2.

The Abau and Amto - Introduction

Introduction to the Legends of the Abau and Amto of West Sepik Province, PNG.

Thurnwald 1914

Discoveries in the Basin of the Upper Sepik.

Thurnwald 1916

Dash to the Source of the Sepik River and to the Sources of the Sand and North Rivers as far as the Coastal Range.

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Cultural Development of Mathematical Ideas

The Cultural Development of Mathematical Ideas website provides video and visual supports for a forthcoming book, the Cultural development of mathematical ideas: Papua New … Full Post