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Art and creativity in a New Guinea society : the Kwoma in cross-cultural perspective / Ross Bowden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowden, Ross, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Papua New Guinean--Sepik River Valley (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).
- Art, Papua New Guinean.
- Kwoma (Papua New Guinean people)--History.
- Kwoma (Papua New Guinean people).
- Kwoma (Papua New Guinean people)--Rites and ceremonies.
- Kwoma (Papua New Guinean people)--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Sepik River (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)--Social life and customs.
- Sepik River (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).
- Asia--Sepik River Valley.
- Asia--Sepik River.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (166 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book is a study of the art of the Kwoma of the Sepik River region of New Guinea and how people in this society understand their art as a cultural phenomenon, including its origins in the spirit world.
- Contents:
- Sources of creativity in art
- The supernatural origins of men's houses and their art
- The supernatural origins of Kwoma ritual
- Cultural implications of Kwoma notions of creativity in art
- A cross-cultural perspective
- Related issues.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-4048-4
- 1-7936-1137-8
- OCLC:
- 1328230669
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