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Louisiade Archipelago

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Louisiade Archipelago

Group of islands off the southeastern tip of New Guinea, forming part of Papua New Guinea. The islands are mountainous and covered with dense vegetation. Alluvial gold has been found. The first Europeans to visit the islands were the Dutch in 1606, and they were taken by the British in 1888. The present-day inhabitants have Malayan and Papuan origins.



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Although she was based in a village on the northwest coast of Vanatinai (Sudest Island), the largest island of the Louisiade Archipelago, the author traveled with her hosts on their exchange and ceremonial visits to many of the neighboring villages and islands and is able to draw upon this experience and show regional similarities and variations.
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