Melanesians
"A Selection of Fundamentals": The Intellectual Background of the Melanesian Mission of the Church of England, 1850-1914
Full text of a 1988 Ph.D. dissertation by Sara Harrison Sohmer.
A Geographical Information System Archive of Gardens in the Wola Region of the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Detailed summary of a CD-ROM containing Geographical Information System data from the Wola area.
Aesthetic Realism and Anthropology: Papua New Guinea
A Ph.D. dissertation by Arnold Perey on the Oksapmin of West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
At Home in Vanuatu
A photo-exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences showing cultural aspects of Vanuatu.
Coaxing the Spirits
The first major exhibition about the art of the Papuan Gulf in over 40 years. On display from April 1-September 17, 2006.
History and Tradition in Melanesian Anthropology
Full text of the 1992 book edited by James G. Carrier.
Lecture on the Melanesian Mission
Full text of an 1863 lecture by R. H. Codrington on the status of the Anglican Mission in Melanesia.
Managing Animals in New Guinea: Preying the Game in the Highlands
Supplementary material for the book of the same name by Paul Sillitoe about animal husbandry among the Wola (Mendi) People.
Maring Hunters and Traders: Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands
Full text of the book by Christopher Healey.
Melanesia: Beyond Diversity
Complete text of the 1982 book edited by R. J. May and Hank Nelson.
Melanesian Archive Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection
This collection contains single manuscripts, typescripts and other materials which have been given to the Melanesian Archive since 1982. It includes many conference papers and othe…
Melanesian Studies Resource Center & Melanesian Archive, University of California San Diego
an overview of library materials, both published and unpublished, pertinent to the study of Melanesia.
Pioneers of Island Melanesia
Investigates the prehistory of Island Melanesia, from the time of first settlement some 40,000 years ago until the arrival of speakers of Austronesian languages less than 4,000 yea…
The Heart of the Pearl Shell: The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality
Full text of the 1988 book by James F. Weiner.
The Legacy of Robert Henry Codrington
An article by Allan K. Davidson on Codrington's impact on Melanesia.
The New Guinea Villager
Complete text of the 1965 book The New Guinea Villager by Charles Rowley.
Upper Sepik-Central New Guinea Project
Aims to explore the relationships between material culture on the one hand, and language, geographical propinquity, population, subsistence and environment on the other, in two adj…
Vanuatu Cultural Centre (VCC)
Port Vila-based organisation that works to record and promote the diverse cultures of the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu.
Wage, Trade, and Exchange in Melanesia: A Manus Society in the Modern State
Full text of the 1989 book by James G. Carrier and Achsah H. Carrier.
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