Familiar forms: Homologues, culture and gender in Northern Australia

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-95

  Strang, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0003390149     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2660964     Document Type: Article

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