Removed from an earth oven: pork, marsupial meat, cooked tubers and greens; pearlshell (center) and a few coins in Australian currency are added for gifts
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LeRoy, John D., 1944-
Description
South Kewa (Erave) fieldwork, June-December 1971. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
image
Format
35 mm color slide
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb2598202s
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Kewa (Papua New Guinean people) Shell money Pork Sweet potatoes Yams Marsupials Cookery Pig ceremony Ceremonial exchange Rites and ceremonies Pacific Islands Oceania Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea) Melanesia
Place
Pacific Islands Oceania Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea) Melanesia
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