The Ways of the South Sea Savage: A Record of Travel & Observation Amongst the Savages of the Solomon Islands & Primitive Coast & Mountain Peoples of New Guinea by Robert W. Williamson
$110.00
The Ways of the South Sea Savage: A Record of Travel & Observation Amongst the Savages of the Solomon Islands & Primitive Coast & Mountain Peoples of New Guinea by Robert W. Williamson, published in 1914. Sections Include: The Rubiana Lagoon, Kulambangra, The Rubiana and Kulambangra People, Religious Beliefs and Practices of the Solomon Islands, Mekeo Funeral and Mourning Customs and Religious Beliefs and Practices, The Mafulu People, Ceremonies and Practices, Death, Religion and Sorcery, etc. etc. Illustrated. A handsome, classic colonial production. Williamson travelled in the Solomon Islands and took part in an anthropological expedition to the interior of British New Guinea in 1910. Hardcover, features a shaman on the gilt illustrated front board. Light shelfwear to corners and ends, contemporary gift inscription on front endsheet.
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