Under the Mountain Wall
In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century - the Kurelu. This title offers an account of a lost culture - the Kurelu's timeless rhythms of work and play, of warriorship, feasting and funerals. It illuminates the li... read full description below.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Dani (New Guinea people) - Social life and customs, New Guinea - Social life and customs |
| NBS Text |
People & Places: General |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
288 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 196mm
Spine: 21mm |
| Weight |
260g |
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| Dewey Code |
305.8991 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the 20th century - the Kurelu. Matthiessen joined the Harvard-Peabody Expedition of 1961 which set out to study the tribe as unobtrusively as possible, living among the Kurelu for two seasons. The result was this account, not of the expedition but of a lost culture: the Kurelu's timeless rhythms of work and play, or warriorship, feasting and funerals. In Under the Mountain Wall Matthiessen illuminates the lives of the Kurelu with respect and sympathy, capturing a culture untouched by civilization and vanishing along with the wilderness lying beneath the dramatic peaks of the Snow Mountains.
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Author's Bio
Peter Matthiessen is a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations have resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born.
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