the record of a lengthy sojourn in islands of sunshine & palms amongst a people primitive in their habits and beliefs & simple in their manner of living, with a description of their customs & religious ceremonies & an account of their superstitions, traditions, & folk-lore
London, Seeley, Service, 1924
George Whitehead's 1883-1950) account of his lengthy stay in the Nicobar Islands. Includes accounts of dress, houses, diet, hospitality, trade, agriculture, canoes and canoe racing, dancing, childbirth, child care, spirits, witch doctors, sickness, the harvest festival and annual trading excursion to Chowra Island, devil murderers, funerals, ossuary feasts, language, and folk tales.
First edition. 8vo, 276 pp., 12 pages ads dated Autumn 1924 at end, frontispiece, 19 plates, map, original yellow cloth lettered in black, a fine copy.
First edition. 8vo, 276 pp., 12 pages ads dated Autumn 1924 at end, frontispiece, 19 plates, map, original yellow cloth lettered in black, a fine copy.
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