Reite Plants: An Ethnobotanical Study in Tok Pisin and English (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781921666001)

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.

Author: Porer Nombo,James Leach
ISBN-10: 1921666005
ISBN-13: 9781921666001
Publisher: Anu Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.84h x 6.93w x 0.59d