Transformations of monetary symbols in the highlands of Papua New Guinea

Homme

Volumn , Issue 162, 2002, Pages 137-156

  Stewart, Pamela J ^a   Strathern, Andrew ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cosmology; Historical change; Money; Papua New Guinea; Shell valuables

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036337501     PISSN: 04394216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/lhomme.159     Document Type: Article

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