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The material culture of Kiribati / Gerd Koch ; English translation by Guy Slatter.

By:

Koch, Gerd [author]

Contributor(s):

University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: [Suva, Fiji] : Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific, 1986Description: xix, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Uniform titles:

Materielle Kultur der Gilbert-Inseln. English

Subject(s):

Contents:

Food supply -- Gathering wild plants -- Catching land crabs -- Gathering seafood -- Catching wild birds -- Fishing -- Cultivation -- Domestic animals -- Preparation of food -- Luxury items -- Body hygiene -- Clothing -- Ornaments -- Cords and ropes -- Houses and settlements -- Furniture -- Rafts and canoes -- Games and competitions -- Weapons -- Conclusions.

Summary: "This volume contains a collection of ethnographic material from the islands of Kiribati, which was obtained during a research expedition in 1963 and 1964 to the atolls of Nonouti, Tabiteuea and Onotoa. The objects were collected at the places where they were made, as examples of the traditional culture of the I-Kiribati"--Foreword.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection	PAC 398.2099681 KOC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	FEAH25051282
Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection	PAC 398.2099681 KOC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	FEAH25041282

Translation of: Materielle Kultur der Gilbert-Inseln.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-262) and index.

"This volume contains a collection of ethnographic material from the islands of Kiribati, which was obtained during a research expedition in 1963 and 1964 to the atolls of Nonouti, Tabiteuea and Onotoa. The objects were collected at the places where they were made, as examples of the traditional culture of the I-Kiribati"--Foreword.