Vol. 6 / No. 2
By: William H. Davenport
Hawaiian Feudalism
When Captain James Cook, greatest of all Pacific explorers, accidentally discovered the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, he also discovered that […]
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Vol. 6 / No. 4
By: William H. Davenport
Marshall Islands Cartography
Cartography is an invention that is seldom encountered among primitive, that is non-literate, peoples, for it seems to be a […]
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Vol. 7 / No. 1
By: William H. Davenport
Sculpture from La Grande Terre
From April 10 to May 31, 1964 the University Museum presented an exhibition of sculpture and other objects from the […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Sculpture of the Eastern Solomons
With the special exhibition from the Eastern Solomon Islands (December 8 – May 31) the University Museum presents a new […]
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Vol. 11 / No. 1
By: William H. Davenport
Anthropology in the British Solomon Islands
Since 1964 field research in the British Solomon Islands has been primarily concerned with ethnographic studies. Last winter’s special exhibition […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Tahiti and the South Sea Legend
For two centuries popular impressions of Tahiti have been a blend of geographic fact and ethnic fancy concocted to feed […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Lyrical Verse and Ritual in the Santa Cruz Islands
In the translation of the lyrics, the material in brackets has been added by the author to clarify the meaning. […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Male Initiation in Aoriki: Man and the Spirits in the Eastern Solomon Islands
Aoriki, or Santa Catalina Island as it is marked on charts of the southwest Pacific Ocean, is located at the […]
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Vol. 24 / No. 2
By: William H. Davenport
A History of the Museum’s Polynesian Collection: The Curators Write
On January 28th the Museum will open a new permanent exhibition called “Polynesia.” The new exhibition replaces one called “Oceania,” […]
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Vol. 30 / No. 1
By: William H. Davenport and Adria Katz
Opening Statement
The opening of the exhibition “The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rainforest” marks the inauguration of The University Museum’s new […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Borneo: Introduction
This issue of Expedition contains articles that focus on the island of Borneo and its peoples. It is being published […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Wogosia: An Annual Renewal Rite in the Eastern Solomon Islands
Each year on the small island of Santa Catalina (locally called Aorilei) in the eastern Solomon Islands, a religious ceremony […]
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By: William H. Davenport
Vengeful Spirits and Guardian Dieties: Myth and Sculpture in the Eastern Solomon Islands
Traditional sculpture in the Eastern Solomon Islands draws heavily upon mythology for its imagery. One can even say that the […]
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