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Roger M. Keesing Collection

Owning Institution: UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives

About this Collection

Photographs created by American anthropologist Roger M. Keesing, in the context of field research with the Kwaio people of Malaita, Solomon Islands. The photographs document village life, rituals such as bride price exchanges, material culture, dance, and other cultural topics. The images were digitized from original photographs held by the UC San Diego Library. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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2,833 items found in this collection

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Aika talks to ancestors
Aika talks to ancestors
Aika talks to ancestors
Aika talks to ancestors
Aika with bamboo tube
Aika with betel nut mortar
Aika with mortar for betel nut (areca)
Aika with mortar for betel nut (areca)
Aika with mortar for betel nut (areca)
Aika with mortar for betel nut (areca)
Aika with small string of kofu shell money
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Airplanes of balsa-like wood made by young boys for fun
Alefo
Alefo and his companions play pan-pipes in a sacred dance; Each woven …
Alefo bespelling material in curled leaf, which probably contains pulverized barks or …
Alefo bespells a bundle of cordyline to ward off malevolent spirits from …
Alefo in lead with other men with cordyline leaves in hand after …
Alefo of 'Ai'eda
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