The Art of Kula

by Shirley F. Campbell

A$40 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Oxford. Berg. 2002. Stock ID #217277 Black and whie illustrations, xiii + 241pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. Very good paperback copy. This book unveils the many deep motivations and meanings that lie behind the pursuit of Kula. Focusing upon the visually stimulating carved and painted prow boards that decorate canoes used by the Kula voyagers, Campbell argues that these designs comprise layers of encoded

• Binding: Paperback

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