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"When O. W. "Bud" Hampton made his first visit to the peoples in remote parts of the highlands of Irian Jaya in 1982 and 1983, he found that their ancient stone-based technologies and culture remained virtually intact. During repeated and extended visits over twelve years, Hampton had unparalleled and irreproducible opportunity to observe the development, use, and cultural meaning of stone tool assemblages.".
"In this extensively illustrated, unique study, Hampton describes the complete cultural inventory and traditional uses of both secular and sacred stones, ranging from utilitarian stone tools and profane symbolic stones through ancestor spirit stones, power stones with multiple functions, and medicinal power stone tools. Hampton portrays the complete cycle of quarrying, manufacture, trade, and uses of the stones.".
"Archaeologists, anthropologists, and other scholars, as well as inquisitive general readers, will find Culture of Stone a valuable contribution not only to the ethnography of the New Guinea highlands but to archaeology and anthropology in general."--BOOK JACKET.
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Implements, Industries, Dani (New Guinea people), Social life and customs, Religion, Stone implements, Sacred stones, Dani (Peuple de Nouvelle-Guinée), Dani, Mœurs et coutumes, Aspect religieux, Steen (materiaal), Industrie lithique, Pierres sacrées, Volkskultur, Outils de pierre, Werkzeug, Gebruiksvoorwerpen, Dani (New Guinean people), Industrie, Manners and customs, Moeurs et coutumes, Instruments, Pierre, Dani (peuple d'Indonésie), Religieuze voorwerpen, Dani (volk), StonePlaces
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Culture of stone: sacred and profane uses of stone among the Dani
1999, Texas A&M University Press
in English
0890968705 9780890968703
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-320) and index.
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