Reite plants [electronic resource] : an ethnobotanical study in Tok Pisin and English / Porer Nombo and James Leach.
Reite Plants is a documentation and discussion of the uses of plants by speakers of the Nekgini language, a people who reside in the hinterland of the Rai Coast in northern Papua New Guinea. High quality images and detailed information about traditional customary practices using plants provide a uni...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Canberra, A.C.T. :
ANU E Press,
©2010.
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| Series: | Asia-Pacific environment monograph ;
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| Summary: | Reite Plants is a documentation and discussion of the uses of plants by speakers of the Nekgini language, a people who reside in the hinterland of the Rai Coast in northern Papua New Guinea. High quality images and detailed information about traditional customary practices using plants provide a unique entry into understanding Nekgini social and cultural life. The book contains a discussion of the ownership of plant knowledge in the context of both local and contemporary global trends. As a dual language, co-authored text, the book is a unique contribution to the ethnobotany and anthropology of Melanesia. Reite Plants represents the product of a long term collaborative work between the authors. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781921666001 1921666005 1921666013 9781921666018 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (ANU, viewed September 3, 2012). |