The Asmat of New Guinea: The Journal of Michael Clark Rockefeller

The Asmat of New Guinea: The Journal of Michael Clark Rockefeller

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Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.


Condition remarks:
Condition: Acceptable-Fair. Jacket: worn with some loss. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Ex-lib with usual marking. Binding: Appears intact. Map intact.

A rare ethnographic field journal, "The Asmat of New Guinea: The Journal of Michael Clark Rockefeller" documents the young explorer's expedition among the Asmat people of southwestern New Guinea, recording firsthand observations of their woodcarving artistry, ritual practices, and material culture during the very journey from which Rockefeller vanished without trace in 1961.

Author: Rockefeller, Michael Clark; Adrian A. Gerbrands (editor)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, The Museum of Primitive Art, New York
Genre: Travel & exploration

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Condition remarks:
Condition: Acceptable-Fair. Jacket: worn with some loss. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Ex-lib with usual marking. Binding: Appears intact. Map intact.

A rare ethnographic field journal, "The Asmat of New Guinea: The Journal of Michael Clark Rockefeller" documents the young explorer's expedition among the Asmat people of southwestern New Guinea, recording firsthand observations of their woodcarving artistry, ritual practices, and material culture during the very journey from which Rockefeller vanished without trace in 1961.