The Kamoro / Kal Muller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Müller, Kal, 1939- author.

Series:

New Guinea communications ; v. 10.

New Guinea communications ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mimika (Indonesian people)--History.

Mimika (Indonesian people).

Art, Mimika.

Physical Description:

xv, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Glienicke : Galda Verlag, 2022.

Summary:

"Dr Muller spent 22 years working and living with two Papuan groups, allowing him access to excellent relations with not just the people but also prominent academics and scientists and their resources. The 18,000-odd Kamoro ethno-linguistic group[s] occupy some 300 km of land along the north shore of the Arafura Sea. Their homeland lies to the west of their better-known language relatives, the more numerous Asmat. For better or worse, a section of the Kamoro lands lie within the contract of works area of the huge Grasberg mine operated by Freeport Indonesia, and majority owned by the Indonesian government. The mining company has financed several large-scale programs beneficial to the affected villages to compensate them for their lost sago groves. One of the programs which I ran for 20 years helped to revive and encourage their culture and traditional woodcarving skills. Whilst I have based this book on my personal experiences on this group, I have also sought out the works of explorers, missionaries and anthropologists who have gone before me."--Page 4 of cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171).

ISBN:

9783962032234

3962032231

OCLC:

1354300681

Publisher Number:

9783962032234