Plants in Samoan Culture: The Ethnobotany of Samoa
This is about traditional plant lore and is based on the botanical literature of the last one hundred and fifty years and thirty years of field study. Included are current and traditional uses of plants in the culture. The book is divided into chapters on food, plaiting of weavin... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780964542662 |
| Barcode |
9780964542662 |
| Published |
1 December 2001 |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Whistler, W. Arthur |
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides |
| ONIX Text |
College/higher education |
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| Number of Pages |
270 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 181mm
Height: 252mm
Spine: 12mm |
| Weight |
599g |
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| Dewey Code |
581.63099614 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
This is about traditional plant lore and is based on the botanical literature of the last one hundred and fifty years and thirty years of field study. Included are current and traditional uses of plants in the culture. The book is divided into chapters on food, plaiting of weaving materials, cordage, tapa cloth, wood products, medicine, ornamentation and other uses.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
Samoans have learned by centuries of experience which trees provide the best timber, which plants are edible, which make the best cordage, and which can be used as medicines. However, as people move away from a culture based on the traditional use of the surrounding plants and animals to one based on imported goods, they lose a valuable part of their tradition.... Samoans have been the keepers of this knowledge and these plants for close to three millennia, but as we begin the new millennium, traditional lore is unfortunately no longer being passed on to the younger generation. This loss of traditional plant lore and traditional plants has prompted me to write Plants in Samoan Culture. - from the Preface |
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