Decorated man searing off the bristles of a pig in preparation for butchering and cooking, prior to exchange

South Kewa (Erave) fieldwork, June-December 1971. Man wears woven belts and armband, looped headdress with marsupial fur edge, and other finery.

• 1971

• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

35 mm color slide

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

• Ceremonial exchange
• Cookery
• Headdresses
• Kewa (Papua New Guinean people)
• Pig ceremony
• Pork
• Rites and ceremonies

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 13316141

• LeRoy, John D., 1944-

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