Naven. A Survey of the Problems suggested by a Composite Picture of the Culture of a New Guinea Tribe drawn from Three Points of View.
Book Description
'Naven' is the name of a peculiar ritual practiced by the Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea. With a new 25 page Epilogue by the author for this 2nd. edition. Glossary of native words.
Dealer Notes
# 21303
Author
Bateson, Gregory.
Date
1958. (2nd.ed).
Binding
Hard cover in dust jacket.
Publisher
Stanford University Press, California.
Illustrator
28 composite black and white photographic plates at the end. Figures in the text.
Condition
Small stain to top edge of pages. Area of damage at head of spine of the jacket. A good clean copy.
Pages
pp.xxiv+312. 22cm.
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