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Trobriand Island yam house

CreatorAustralian News and Information BureauContributorCochrane, Percy, 1907-1980 Cochrane, RenataDate1944-1966DescriptionFrom the coast to the island, gardens are the mainstay of life and centre of magic, and tradition in the Trobriand Islands. The gardening year begins with a conference, summoned by the chief and held in front of the magicians' house, to decide where the gardens will be made, who will cultivate particular plots and when work will begin. Distribution of the harvest is complicated, involving intricate relationships and exchanges. Samples of the choicest produce go to the local chiefs. This ten-foot-long yam is being paraded before Mitakata, Paramount Chief of the Trobriands. He wears a henna wig, a valuable arm-shell and has 13 wives. Photograph taken by ANIB (Australian News and Information Bureau).SubjectPapua New GuineaSocial conditionsManners and customsCollection NameCochrane Papua New Guinea collection : Photographic PrintsRightsThis item by University of Wollongong Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia License.SourceUniversity of Wollongong Archives, collection D160/4/5Item IDD160/04/005Collection IDD160GeoTagnot specified

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