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The Last White Canoe Of The Lau Of Malaita : Solomon Islands
Hardback Edition: 1
This invaluable bilingual ethnographic account records with care and respect the social and religious life of a Pacific Islands community. The Last White-Canoe describes a people struggling against the challenges of colonial and Christian modernity through the revitalization of the craftsmanship and sacred knowledge of canoe-making during the transition from traditional religion to Christianity.
Building a beautiful ornamented 'white canoe' was a way for the Lau people of Malaita in Solomon Islands to honour the ghosts of their ancestors in the days before they became Christians. This book tells the story of the last of these canoes, built in 1968 by one of the few clans still following their traditional religion, as witnessed by the late anthropologist Pierre Maranda.
Pages : 112
Publisher : Sean Kingston Publishing
Publication date : 2022-05-30
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in the UK, Humanities, Pasifika, Anthropology/archaeology, Solomon Islands, Archaeology By Period / Region