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1 online resource (pages .) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Title page -- Conventions followed -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The rise and decline of the Spice Islands -- 3. The plume trade: the demands of Asian traders and the first birds of paradise to reach Europe -- 4. The plume trade: the demands of natural historians -- 5. The plume trade: The demands of fashion-conscious European women and the growth of the conserva -- 6. Sultans, suzerains and the colonial division of New Guinea -- 7. Collecting and trading in the Raja Empat Islands, the Bird's Head and Cendrawasih Bay |
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8. The massoy, trepang and plume trade of Onin, Kowiai and Mimika (Southwest New Guinea) -- 9. Trade with the Aru Islands and Trans Fly Coast of New Guinea -- 10. Copra, birds and profits in the Merauke region -- 11. Bronzes and plume hunting in the Jayapura (Hollandia) region -- 12. Plumes fund economic development in Kaiser Wilhelmsland -- 13. Conservationists protect Papua's birds -- 14. Trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearby islands until 1 -- Contribution 1: Roy Wagner Mysteries of origin: early traders and heroes in the Trans-Fly |
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Contribution 2: Billai Laba Oral traditions about early trade by Indonesians in southwest Pa -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors -- 1. The Moluccas were originally the five small clove producing islands of Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Mak -- 20 -- 2. Southeast Asia -- 22 -- 3. The subjected territories of the Sultans of Ternate, Bacan, Tidore and Jailolo in the early sixte -- 25 -- 4. A korakora. Raiding korakora were crewed by 100-300 men -- 27 -- 5. A Moluccan korakora -- 29 -- 6. Seram, Banda and Seram Laut Islands -- 31 |
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7. Sketch of the first Dutch trading post in the Banda Islands which was on Neira Island -- 38 -- 9. Distribution of stone mortars and pestles and stemmed obsidian artefacts in New Guinea and nearby -- 10. There was a simultaneous introduction in archaeological terms of metal and glass beads from Sout -- 54 -- 11. The schematic distribution of early bronze kettledrums (Heger type I) from the Asian mainland to -- 55 -- 12. Feathers dominate the attire of the warriors and crew of boats depicted on Dong Son bronze kettl -- 56 |
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13. One of the three ceremonial bronze axes from Roti Island in eastern Indonesia with Dong Son moti -- 14. Most of the feathers depicted on bronze drums in eastern Indonesia have more stylised versions o -- 61 -- 15. The geographic areas used in Table 3 -- 66 -- 16. The natural distribution of birds of paradise which became known to Europeans from trade skins b -- 68 |
| Summary |
The natural resources of New Guinea and nearby islands have attracted hunters, traders and collectors for generations. Among the most sought-after items of the twentieth century was the bird of paradise: their magnificent plumes bedecked women's hats and provided regalia for kings and militarymen. Plumes from Paradise traces the economic history and social and cultural consequences of the 'plume boom'. |
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Feather industry -- New Guinea.
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Feather industry. |
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New Guinea. |
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Feather industry -- New Guinea -- History.
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History. |
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Birds -- Conservation -- New Guinea.
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Birds -- Conservation. |
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Australian |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Wagner, Roy, 1938-2018, author.
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Laba, Billai, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swadling, Pamela. Plumes from Paradise : Trade Cycles in Outer Southeast Asia and Their Impact on New Guinea and Nearby Islands Until 1920. Sydney : Sydney University Press, ©2018 9781743325445 |
| ISBN |
9781743325469 |
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1743325460 |
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1743325452 |
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9781743325476 |
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1743325479 |
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9781743325452 (electronic book) |
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