Author: KUNST, J.(1890-1961),
Title: De Inheemsche Muziek in Westelijk Nieuw Guinea. [Eerste druk/first edition].
Description: Amsterdam, Indisch Instituut, 1950. Original printed llimp wrappers. 78pp. 33 black/white illustrations on 6 photo-plates with captions, featuring local papuan musical instruments, many music-scores in text and on both sides of final unnumbered page, cyclostyled corrigenda-slip loosely inserted, table of contents. [Koninklijke Vereeniging Indisch Instituut, Mededeeling No. XCIII, afdeeling Culturele en Physische Anthropologie, no. 38]. Dutch language inquiry into cultural-anthropological aspects of papuan music and traditional musical instruments, which includes music-scores, dutch territory of Western New Guinea. Very good copy. (small ownership's paper label with inventory number at top margin of ti.-p.).

Keywords: music scores instruments papuan tradition culture anthropology heritage legacy tradition history new guinea melanesia oceania colonialism