Body ornaments of Malaita, Solomon Islands /

Body ornaments of Malaita, Solomon Islands /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Burt, Ben.
Imprint:	Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2009.
Description:	vii, 168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Kwara'ae (Solomon Islands people) -- Jewelry -- Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province. Kwara'ae (Solomon Islands people) -- Material culture -- Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province. Ethnic jewelry -- Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province. Ethnic jewelry. Manners and customs. Malaita Province (Solomon Islands) -- Social life and customs. Solomon Islands -- Malaita Province.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7786318

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Other authors / contributors:	Akin, David, 1955- Kwaʼioloa, Michael.
ISBN:	9780824831356 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0824831357 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	The Kwara'ae and other peoples of Malaita island in Solomon Islands once dressed for special occasions in ornaments of glistening white shell and pearl shell, intricately carved turtle shell, strings and straps of shell money-beads, and combs and bands patterned with colorful plant fibers. This book, the first comprehensive account of Malaitan decorative and body arts, reviews the significance of these ornaments in Kwara'ae society, and the history of their rejection under the changing circumstances of colonial rule and Christian conversion.
Physical Description:	vii, 168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780824831356 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0824831357 (pbk. : alk. paper)