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Machine generated contents note: pt. One Papua New Guinea: the south and south-east -- Introduction / Elizabeth Bonshek -- 1.Three carved cone shells from Collingwood Bay / Matthew Spriggs -- 2.Ornaments and dancing in Wanigela / Elizabeth Bonshek -- 3.Painting the collection: Samuel Luguna / Elizab...

Contents note continued: 11.Re-threads: Fibre-skirt research in the collections / Erna Lilje -- 12.Èxpressions of kindly feeling': The London Missionary Society collections from the Papuan Gulf / Joshua Bell -- 13.Confronting the unknown: Early encounters on the south coast / Elizabeth Bonshek -- p...

Contents note continued: 22.Provenance and context:The Abelam collection in the British Museum / Diane Losche -- 23.Changing designs in Arawe, New Britain / Chantal Knowles -- 24.Of skin, blood and bone: The kapkap of New Ireland / Graeme Were -- 25.The Kapsu malangan: Romilly's collection from Kaps...

Contents note continued: 35.The Davis collection from Roviana / Ben Burt -- 36.Charles Morris Woodford and Solomon Islands / Aoife O'Brien -- 37.Discontinuity and the spirits of Ranongga / Mary Chambers -- 38.Lessons from the British Museum's Isabel collections / Evelyn Tetehu -- 39.Malaitan clubs /...

Contents note continued: 49.Reading Erromango barkcloth / Julie Adams -- 50.Teaching the next generation: A lock of hair from Tanna / Lissant Bolton -- 51.Exchange, community and value / Kirk Huffman -- 52.The Melanesia Project / Ralph Regenvanu -- pt. Six New Caledonia -- Introduction / Julie Adams...