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Explore the peoples and history of the Indonesian archipelago through a careful ethnographic lens.
This work surveys Papuan groups across islands like Mysol, Ceram, Goram, and Geby, tracing how geography, trade, and contact with Europeans shaped social life and daily practice. It blends field observations with historical notes to illuminate how coastal and inland communities developed, traded, and interacted over time.
This edition presents a grounded look at the material culture, settlement patterns, and intertribal dynamics that defined life in the region. It highlights helpfully concrete details, from unique housing built high in trees to enduring customs such as circumcision, and it situates these practices within broader regional patterns of maritime trade and inter-island connections. The narrative also compares Papuan groups to neighboring populations, offering context for how environment and contact influenced development.- Gives a regional portrait of Papuan groups across Mysol, Ceram, the Moluccas, and surrounding coasts.
- Shows how geography and sea-based trade shaped social life, mobility, and interactions with Europeans.
- Includes descriptions of housing, dress, customs, and intertribal relations without spoilers of specific events.
- Offers historical context that helps readers understand long-term patterns of contact and change in the region.
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