Speaking for itself: Art, meaning and power in new Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-197

  Eves, Richard ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 73449098575     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-6547.2009.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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