Toraja

Misadventures of a Social Anthropologist in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Southeast, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions
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Author: Nigel Barley ISBN: 9789814423472
Publisher: Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. Publication: September 1, 2013
Imprint: Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. Language: English
Author: Nigel Barley
ISBN: 9789814423472
Publisher: Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd.
Publication: September 1, 2013
Imprint: Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd.
Language: English
In 1985, Dr. Nigel Barley, senior anthropologist at The British Museum, set off for the relatively unknown Indonesian island of Sulawesi in search of the Toraja, a people whose culture includes headhunting, transvestite priests and the massacre of buffalo. In witty and finely crafted prose, Barley offers fascinating insight into the people of Sulawesi and he recounts the tale of the four Torajan woodcarvers he invites back to London to construct an Indonesian rice barn in The British Museum. Previously published as "Not a Hazardous Sport".
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In 1985, Dr. Nigel Barley, senior anthropologist at The British Museum, set off for the relatively unknown Indonesian island of Sulawesi in search of the Toraja, a people whose culture includes headhunting, transvestite priests and the massacre of buffalo. In witty and finely crafted prose, Barley offers fascinating insight into the people of Sulawesi and he recounts the tale of the four Torajan woodcarvers he invites back to London to construct an Indonesian rice barn in The British Museum. Previously published as "Not a Hazardous Sport".

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