Reite Plants: An Ethnobotanical Study in Tok Pisin and English

ISBN-10: 1921666013
ISBN-13: 9781921666018
Category: Science
Pages: 192
Language: English
Published: 2010-01-01
Publisher: ANU E Press
Authors: James Leach, Porer Nombo

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Reite Plants is a documentation and discussion of the uses of plants by speakers of the Nekgini language, a people who reside in the hinterland of the Rai Coast in northern Papua New Guinea. High quality images and detailed information about traditional customary practices using plants provide a unique entry into understanding Nekgini social and cultural life. The book contains a discussion of the ownership of plant knowledge in the context of both local and contemporary global trends. As a dual language, co-authored text, the book is a unique contribution to the ethnobotany and anthropology of Melanesia. Reite Plants represents the product of a long term collaborative work between the authors.

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