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New Guinea Unsung Vast Island Of North Pacific
Prepared by National Geographic Society The article surveys New Guinea focusing on its size and wild interior peaks exceeding 12 000 feet. It notes diverse populations from Papuan to Negrito and the impact of colonial borders and cannibalism myths while detailing jewelry, dress, widow customs, and the coconut trade led by Emma the Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
Espiti
Australia
Holland
New Guinea
Papua
Malasia
Philippines
Vacillc
German New Guinea
Netherlands
Malay Archipelago
Dutch East Indies
United States
Continental
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Washington
Island
Emma