Author: SCHOORL, J.M.,
Title: Mensen van de Ayfat. Ceremoniële ruil en sociale orde in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. [Original Ph.D. thesis Nijmegen University].
Description: Nijmegen, s.n., 1979. Original printed and partly decorated wrappers. 231pp. 29 black/white illustrations and figures in text, 6 sketch-maps in text and full-page with legenda, 11 tables in text, C.V. of promovendus on verso of page 231, list of maps, ills. and tables, extensive footnotes, appendices 1-3, list of sources consulted, summaries in english and indonesian, table of contents. Ethnographical study based on data gathered during field research carried out in the Ayfat region of Irian Jaya, Indonesia between August 1969 and February 1972. Ceremonial exchange of so-called 'kain timur' (cloths originating in Eastern Indonesia) also plays a significant role in the Ayfat region social order. Very good copy.

Keywords: new guinea irian jaya ayfat region field research science ceremony ceremonial exchange social order society ethnography culture heritage melanesia thesis history indonesia oceania