Preliminary report on Project S.5(b) : a review of the research work already carried out in the field of social anthropology in Papua Melanesia, and the consideration of future lines of research which would be of value to the territories in connexion with education and social development.

Preliminary report on Project S.5(b) : a review of the research work already carried out in the field of social anthropology in Papua Melanesia, and the consideration of future lines of research which would be of value to the territories in connexion with education and social development

Creator: Elkin, A. P. (Adolphus Peter), 1891-1979

Created/Published: Sydney : South Pacific Commission, 1950

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SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION	5
SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION RESEARCH COUNCIL	7
CONTENTS	11
INTRODUCTION	15
PART I TYPES OF ETHNOGRAPHICAL RECORD AND RESEARCH UP TO 1950	21
1. EXPLORERS AND TRAVELLERS	23
2. MISSIONARIES, ADMINISTRATORS AND SETTLERS	27
3. ANTHROPOLOGISTS	37
PART II SURVEY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE REGION, WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS	49
Survey	53
1. THE NORTH-EAST	55
NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA	55
2. GEELVINK BAY	57
3. THE SOUTH-EAST	59
4. THE CENTRAL-SOUTH	61
5. THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS	63
6. THE BALIEM	65
7. THE ORANJE AND STERREN RANGES	65
SUMMARY FOR NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA	67
PAPUA	69
2. THE DELTA DIVISION	77
3. THE GULF DIVISION	83
4. THE CENTRAL DIVISION	87
5. THE EAST-CENTRAL SUB-DIVISION ARD EASTERN DIVISION	97
6. SOUTH-EASTERN DIVISION	105
7. THE NORTH-EASTERN AND NORTHERSN DIVISIONS	109
TRUST TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA	117
1. MOROBE DISTRICT	119
2. MADANG DISTRICT	129
3. THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DISTRICT	135
4. THE SEPIK DISTRICT	151
5. MANUS DISTRICT	161
6. THE NEW IRELAND DISTRICT	165
7. THE NEW BRITAIN DISTRICT	171
8. KIETA DISTRICT	179
BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE	185
1. THE WESTERN SOLOMONS	187
2. THE CENTRAL SOLOMONS	191
3. THE EASTERN SOLOMONS	195
NEW HEBRIDES	201
NEW CALEDONIA AND THE LOYALTY ISLANDS	233
PART III PRINCIPLES OF A PLAN OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN NEW GUINEA – MELANESIA, RELATED TO NATIVE WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT	237
LINGUISTICS AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH	241
CLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS	243

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Elkin, A. P & South Pacific Commission. (1950). Preliminary report on Project S.5(b) : a review of the research work already carried out in the field of social anthropology in Papua Melanesia, and the consideration of future lines of research which would be of value to the territories in connexion with education and social development Retrieved December 18, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3155992889

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Elkin, A. P and South Pacific Commission. Preliminary report on Project S.5(b) : a review of the research work already carried out in the field of social anthropology in Papua Melanesia, and the consideration of future lines of research which would be of value to the territories in connexion with education and social development Sydney: South Pacific Commission, 1950. Web. 18 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3155992889>

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Elkin, A. P & South Pacific Commission. 1950, Preliminary report on Project S.5(b) : a review of the research work already carried out in the field of social anthropology in Papua Melanesia, and the consideration of future lines of research which would be of value to the territories in connexion with education and social development South Pacific Commission, Sydney viewed 18 December 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3155992889

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