Heating stones for earth ovens, large piles of food and banner of kina (pearlshell) valuables, men (l) wear ritual finery including baler shell pectorals
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LeRoy, John D., 1944-
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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)
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35 mm color slide
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Subject
Shell money Cookery Kewa (Papua New Guinean people) Ceremonial exchange Pig ceremony Rites and ceremonies Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea) Pacific Islands Melanesia Oceania
Place
Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea) Pacific Islands Melanesia Oceania
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