ISBN10: 1782803173, ISBN13: 9781782803171, [publisher: Evi Aryati Arbay, Jakarta] Hardcover First Edition Published in a limited edition of 1000 copies. Oversized hardcover 29 x 22 cm, bilingual (English and Indonesian), xx + 208 pages, chiefly colour photographs, NOT ex-library. Weight 1.3 kg (please note: extra shipping will be required). Signs of gentle wear. Faint marks on the title page and last page, light corner creases. Interior is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show small indentations along the edges, regular shelfwear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- On social life and customs of Dani people in Baliem Valley, Indonesia. -- Contents: Prologue; 1. The Dani 2. The Culture 3. Ritual 4. Festival 5. Potential and Education 6. Death -- "The Dani people, also spelled Ndani, and sometimes conflated with the Lani group to the west, are a people from the central highlands of western New Guinea (the Indonesian province of Papua). They are one of the most populous tribes in the highlands, and are found spread out through the highlands. The Dani are one of the best-known ethnic groups in Papua, due to the relatively numerous tourists who visit the Baliem Valley area where they predominate."
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