Kwaioloa michael (12 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 126 pages. tidy ex library -card covers plastic protectedIn the 1980s a pacific Islands elder, Samuel Alasa'a, decided to pass on the kno wledge gained over a long lifetime by recording some cassettes of history for hi s sons. He told the story of how the ancestors of their people, the Kwara'ae of Solomon islands, first arrived in their homeland on the island of malaita about twenty-five generations ago, he explained the genealogical histories of their ow n clan homelands, and he discribed the arrival of European church and government , as experienced in his own youth. Alasa'a's words form the core of this book, p resenting one man's perspective on the history of his people. However, this intr oduces a broader view of the past based on other sources, interpreting Alasa'a's account for those unfamiliar with his cultural background and contributing diff erent historical perspectives, both local and colonial. the editors have drawn o n oral history, anthropological research and archival records to present a many -sided account of a rich and complex Pacific Islands history.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextIn this autobiographical account of life in the capital of the Solomon Islands, Michael Kwa ioloa reflects on the challenges of raising a family in town and sustaining ties with a distant rural homeland on Malaita island. Cont.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Inscribed by Ben Burt. vi, 126, [1] pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. Parallel Kwara'ae text with English translation and other information in English. Summary:"In the 1980s a Pacific Islands elder, Samuel Alasa'a, decided to pass on the knowledge gained over a long lifetime by recording some cassettes of history for his sons. He told the story of how the ancestors of their people, the Kwara'ae of Solomon Islands, first arrived in their homeland on the island of Malaita about twenty-five generations ago, he explained the genealogical histories of their own clan homelands, and he described the arrival of European church and government, as experienced in his own youth.". Inscribed by Author(s).…

Quarto, illus light card covers with white lettering to green spine, vii + frontispiece + 168pp, illus, fine.

168 pp.; 238 illus., mostly in colour, 39 plates in the text, bibliography. Series: Artistic Traditions in World Cultures. London, 2009. Pbk. This publication offers an account of Malaitan decorative and body arts. The book reviews the significance of body ornaments in Kwara'ae society, and the history of their rejection under the changing circumstances of colonial rule and Christian conversion, illustrated by historical photographs KEYWORDS: 020 Oceania/Australia 047 Sieraden/kralen/veren.…

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