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Field Notes - Shark Sheet 1
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, [Notes]) (New Haven, CT) (03 October 1925) , 4 page(s)
Two handwritten pages contain notes on fishing practices and magic of the Trobriand Islanders associated with sharks, with a small sketch of a fish hook, plus a brief list of crops they raise. Some of the notes are crossed out in black or red pencil. The notes are written on the back of, and even in the margins of...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, [Notes]) (New Haven, CT) (03 October 1925) , 4 page(s)
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Two handwritten pages contain notes on fishing practices and magic of the Trobriand Islanders associated with sharks, with a small sketch of a fish hook, plus a brief list of crops they raise. Some of the notes are crossed out in black or red pencil. The notes are written on the back of, and even in the margins of, a typed, unsigned letter from a physician in Port Moresby, New Guinea, advising Malinowski on the treatment of intestinal parasites.
Date Written / Recorded
03 October 1925, 1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Magic, Artisanal fishing, Trobriand Islanders
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Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Magic Spells for Fishing
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 18: [Notes]) (London, England) (1931) , 8 page(s)
Four undated, handwritten pages contain notes in support of a manuscript with texts of Trobriand Islander magic spells or chants related to fishing. Informants are Narubutan and Yosala Gawa. The notes are written on the back of reused stationery, which are typed, blank forms from the British Social Hygiene Council...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 18: [Notes]) (London, England) (1931) , 8 page(s)
Description
Four undated, handwritten pages contain notes in support of a manuscript with texts of Trobriand Islander magic spells or chants related to fishing. Informants are Narubutan and Yosala Gawa. The notes are written on the back of reused stationery, which are typed, blank forms from the British Social Hygiene Council.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Magic, Artisanal fishing, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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