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Collection

Oceania

Extent

126 digital objects.

Description

Photographs created by American anthropologist John D. LeRoy, in the context of field research with the Kewa people of the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Activities associated with ritual exchanges are especially well-represented. Other topics include daily villages activities, such as gardening. A few photographs, taken by an unknown photographer, depict ritual structures present in the 1960s.

Creation Date

• 1971-1972

Creator

• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

Note

Some content in this collection may be moderated due to cultural sensitivity. Please refer to the UC San Diego Library’s Historical Context and Cultural Sensitivity Statement for more information.

Geographics

• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea)

Topic

• Kewa (Papua New Guinean people)

Format

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• image

Language

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Related Resource

Related

• LeRoy, John D., 1944- Kewa reciprocity : cooperation and exchange in a New Guinea Highland culture. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of British Columbia, 1975.