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Creative Spirits. Bark Painting in the Washkuk Hills of North New Guinea.(Book review)
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Oceania
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November 1, 2007
- Author:
- Craig, Barry
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 University of Sydney. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Creative Spirits. Bark Painting in the Washkuk Hills of North New Guinea By Ross Bowden Melbourne: Oceanic Art Pty Ltd. 2006. Pp: x + 202. Price: Aust $70.
The information in this richly-illustrated book is based on a period of intensive fieldwork among the Kwoma from October 1972 until January 1974, followed by many visits for shorter periods up until recent years. Bowden has published in detail on the culture of the Kwoma, especially his 1983 Pitt Rivers Museum publication, Yena: art and ceremony in a Sepik Society, his chapters on Kwoma art and architecture in Sepik Heritage (1990, edited by Lutkehaus et al.) and in Anthropology, Art and Aesthetics (1992, edited by ...