DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-02(25).04 Author: Martin Soukup Affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic Email: soukup@antropolog.cz Language: English Issue: 2/2025 (25) Pages: 64–82 (19 pages) Keywords: Painted Tapa, New Guinea, the Nungon People, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea Art, Bark Cloth, Cultural Memory Abstract This study explores the production and cultural significance of bark cloth…
The String Bag: Bilum, Noken, and Their Cultural Significance in New Guinea DOI: https://doi.org/10.7160/KS.2023.210205 Author: Martin Soukup Affiliation: Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Email: soukup@antropolog.cz Language: English Issue: 2/2023 Pages: 139–160 (22 pages) Keywords: String bag, Bilum, Noken, New Guinea, Sorcery, Religious practices, Material culture, Production methods, Cultural…