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... Trobriand islanders east of the main island of New Guinea build " treasuries " in their villages in which to store ... Islands taking shelter under an " umbrella " made of dried leaves of the pandanus palm . The canoe is filled with yam ...
... Trobriand islanders east of the main island of New Guinea build " treasuries " in their villages in which to store ... Islands taking shelter under an " umbrella " made of dried leaves of the pandanus palm . The canoe is filled with yam ...
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... intense preoccupation of men and women surveying the carcasses of pigs , the harvested yams , the displays A mortuary exchange in front of yam storehouses ; Trobriand Islands C Storehouses for harvested yams , Trobriand Islands Detail of.
... intense preoccupation of men and women surveying the carcasses of pigs , the harvested yams , the displays A mortuary exchange in front of yam storehouses ; Trobriand Islands C Storehouses for harvested yams , Trobriand Islands Detail of.
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... Trobriand Islands , according to anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski , the first to study these people in depth , it was not perceived as a " biologically connected group " ; in Trobriand belief , sexual intercourse had nothing to do ...
... Trobriand Islands , according to anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski , the first to study these people in depth , it was not perceived as a " biologically connected group " ; in Trobriand belief , sexual intercourse had nothing to do ...
Common terms and phrases
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