Explore life in a remote New Guinea village. Witness traditions, river travel by canoe, pit cooking for feasts, and the artistry of tribal masks. Experience a world untouched by modern civilization.

First published in 1935, "Sex and Temperament" is a fascinating and brilliant anthropological study of the intimate lives of three New Guinea tribes from infancy to adulthood. Focusing on the gentle, ...

Table of contents keyed to map on album cover. Program notes by A.P. Elkin and Alan Lomax bound in album. Performer(s): Recorded ad edited [by] Dr. A.P. Elkin with contributions by the Australian ...

Australia's closest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more than 800 languages, this region has been interconnected by seafaring trade ...

The Ceremonial House Ceiling, a map of mythical knowledge, had hung a particular way over the Rockefeller Wing for decades. Then the Kwoma people of Papua New Guinea had their say. Detail from the ...