The case of the misplaced ponchos: Speculations concerning the history of cloth in Polynesia

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-20

  Thomas, Nicholas ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barkcloth; Christianity; Conversion; Material culture

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MATERIAL CULTURE;

UNITED STATES;

GARMENT; OUTERWEAR; TEXTILE HISTORY;

EID: 0033050220     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135918359900400101     Document Type: Article

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