Final Analysis – Volume 10: Pangia, Southern Highlands, 1970-1971
I was assigned to read through Volume 10 of the patrol reports. After reading through almost 174 pages (I must admit, some pages were illegible due to the natural wear-and-tear […]
Papua New Guinea
Words and Representation
In identifying, the subject terms for my patrol reports and the overall volume I relied heavily on textual repetitiveness and frequent use of specific terminology. I found it fairly-easy to […]
Aboutness Statement – 1935-1936 – Kerema Gulf District
Revised ‘aboutness’ statement: This volume focused on inspections; villages, roads, fences, and general infrastructure. Patrol Officers took regular census of men, women, children, and infants; while cataloging marriage, death, general […]
Cultural Context of the Gulf District, Kerema in 1935 – 1936.
Kerema, which is the provincial capital of the Gulf District, is located on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, and due north of Queensland, Australia. According to the National […]
Cultural Context of the East Sepik District, Yangoru from 1949-53
I was very excited to begin my research of my assigned patrol report volume, which is that of the East Sepik District, Yangoru from the years 1949 to 1953. I […]
Cultural Context SHD Pangia Vincent Rojas
Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands District Pangia seems to be one of the most remote areas of exploration when looking at the diary’s and patrol reports of the Kiaps during […]