This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea ever produced. The authors have made a thorough analysis of pottery-making throughout Papua New Guinea based on eight years of field work. They proffer a first-hand account of clay preparation, pottery formation, and firing techniques, interwoven with information on the functions of pottery and the various approaches to decoration.
- ISBN10 0824823443
- ISBN13 9780824823443
- Publish Date 1 July 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 July 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Hawai'i Press
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 370
- Language English