Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea

Little Brown, 1996. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. PAPUA NEW GUINEA132 p. : ill., map ; 31 cm.  Includes bibliographical references  (p. 128-129).#180822  First Edition. (Oversized book.) Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea -- Pictorial works.  |  Ethnology -- Indonesia -- Papua -- Pictorial works.  |  Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.  |  Papua (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works. New Guinea is home to more than one thousand aboriginal tribes - each with its own unique language, customs, and folklore that have changed very little in forty thousand years. In eight trips over the last ten years, photographer Chris Rainier has traveled to the island - to both Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya - to document the lives and rituals of these fascinating peoples in what is the most complete visual study ever made. The result is Where Masks Still Dance - a stunning photographic expedition that captures the distinctive cultures of these indigenous peoples in page after page of hauntingly beautiful black-and-white images. In short essays throughout the book, Rainier recounts the adventures behind the photographs - from trekking through leech-infested jungles to witnessing a ritualistic tribal war ""rehearsal"" - and notes the often disastrous influence of modern technology and values on the way of life of these simple, natural peoples. From Two Worlds by Meg Taylor Further Into the Forest Rites of Passage A Forest for the Trees The Cult of Cargo At the Sing-Sing A Tribal Fight Begins The Undiscovered The Message in the Forest. Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea -- Pictorial works.  |  Ethnology -- Indonesia -- Papua -- Pictorial works.  |  Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.  |  Papua (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.) Hardcover in Dustjacket Fine