Sarawak: a peace-making ceremony between two Kayan tribes. Photograph.

Social reproduction and history in Melanesia : mortuary ritual, gift exchange, and custom in the Tanga Islands / Robert J. Foster.

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Sarawak: a peace-making ceremony between two Kayan tribes. Photograph.

Social reproduction and history in Melanesia : mortuary ritual, gift exchange, and custom in the Tanga Islands / Robert J. Foster.