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Bolyanatz, Alexander H., 1956-

Mortuary feasting on New Ireland: the activation of matriliny among the Sursurunga /
Alexander H. Bolyanatz.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-89789-721-8 (alk. paper)

1. Sursurunga ( Papua New Guinea people)--Funeral customs and rites. 2. Sursurunga
(Papua New Guinea people)--Kinship. 3. Matrilineal kinship--Papua New Guinea--New
Ireland Province. I. Title.

DU740.42.B65 2000

393--dc21 99-059735

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Copyright © 2000 by Alexander H. Bolyanatz

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-059735

ISBN: 0-89789-721-8

First published in 2000

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