The Material Culture of the Inhabitants of Gorendu and Bongu Villages (New Guinea) at the Beginning of the XXI century: Traditions and innovations (based on field research)
DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2019-47-3/243-253
Keywords:
New Guinea, Maclay Coast, Bonguans, cultural traditions, buildings, jewelry, food supply, musical instrumentsAbstract
In September 2017, the research expedition conducted by the N.N. Mikloukho-Maclay Foundation, carried out a field research at the Maclay Coast (New Guinea) and collected valuable ethnographic data on the material culture of the Bongu-speaking Papuans. The results allow to identify both the stability of certain traditions and the transformation processes that have taken place in the local society over the past 40 years (since the Soviet expedition worked in this territory).
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