Plumes from paradise : trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearb...
Plumes from paradise : trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearb...
Plumes from paradise : trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearby islands until 1920 / Pamela Swadling ; with contributions by Roy Wagner and Billai Laba.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
The University Of Sydney, N.S.W. : Sydney University Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2020/2703
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
351 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits, charts, facsimiles ; 26 cm.
Content type
still image
cartographic image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
The University Of Sydney, N.S.W. : Sydney University Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Summary
The natural resources of New Guinea and nearby islands have attracted outsiders for at least 5000 years: spices, aromatic woods and barks, resins, plumes, sea slugs, shells and pearls all brought traders from distant markets. From remote to recent times, among the most sought-after was the bird of paradise. Their magnificent plumes bedecked the hat...
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Full title
Plumes from paradise : trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearby islands until 1920 / Pamela Swadling ; with contributions by Roy Wagner and Billai Laba.
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Notes
General note
First published in 1996 by the Papua New Guinea National Museum.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019.
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G 2020/2703
Record Identifier
74VKaddD8MeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaddD8MeX
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ISBN
9781743325445 paperback
DDC
573.597095
MMS ID
991024317514802626
