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Cultural history of the Pacific and the bark cloth making in Central Sulawesi 太平洋文化历史与中苏拉威西岛树皮布制作

Culture and History in the Pacific Pub Date : 2021-09-29 DOI: 10.33134/hup-12-13

E. Kotilainen

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New lessons from old shells: Changing perspectives on the Kula 旧壳的新教训:改变对库拉的看法

Culture and History in the Pacific Pub Date : 2021-09-29 DOI: 10.33134/hup-12-10

R. Keesing

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Diarchy and history in Hawaiʻi and Tonga 夏威夷、夏威夷和汤加的阶级和历史

Culture and History in the Pacific Pub Date : 2021-09-29 DOI: 10.33134/hup-12-6

V. Valeri

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Artefacts of history: Events and the interpretation of images 历史的人工制品:事件和图像的解释

Culture and History in the Pacific Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.33134/hup-12-5

M. Strathern

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