The Sexual Life of Savages in North-western Melanesia: An Ethnographic Account of Courtship, Marriage and Family Life Among the Natives of the Trobriand Islands, British New Guinea, Volume 1 |
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activities Argonauts baby betrothal brother brother-sister taboo bukumatula called canoe carried central place cere ceremonial chief child clan concubinage corpse couple cross-cousin custom d'Entrecasteaux Archipelago dancing death DECORATED economic erotic ERSITY fact father female festive fishing garden magic gift girl's family harvest household husband idea important intercourse interest Kadamwasila Kalogusa katuyausi kayasa kinship Kiriwina kula liaison LIBRARY live lovers male married maternal kinsmen matrilineal matter Mitakata momona mortuary mother mourning Namwana Guya'u natives natural never Omarakana ORNIA oversea expeditions pandanus parents patrilocal performed PLATE play polygamy pregnancy privileges rank relation rites ritual SAN DIEGO seen sexual sexual intercourse sister skirts social sometimes sorcery spirit sub-clan Tabalu taboo tama tion To'uluwa Tomwaya tribal law Trobriand Islands ulatile unmarried village Western Pacific widow wife wife's wives woman women words yam-house yams young youth