An annotated bibliography of Southern Highlands Province folklore

Below is an annotated bibliography of Southern Highlands Province folklore. See the main bibliography page for more details. Please send comments and corrections to me.

See also “An annotated Bibliography of the Huli People of Southern Highlands Province” by Chris Ballard. Research in Melanesia 19: 115-184 (1995).

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Allen, B. J. & Wood, A. W. (1980). Legendary volcanic eruptions and the Huli, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Polynesian Society 89: 341-347. This article discusses the mythology of the Huli People. *
Ballard, C. (1998). “The sun by night: Huli moral topography and myths of a time of darkness.” In: Goldman et al., pp. 67-85. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Huli People and presents one myth (pp. 80-82).
Blong, Russell J. (1979). Huli legends and volcanic eruptions, Papua New Guinea. Search 10(3): 93-94. This article discusses the mythology of the Huli People. *
Clark, Jeffrey (1989). “Incredible shrinking men: male ideology and development in a Southern Highlands society.” Canberra Anthropology 12: 120-143. This article discusses the mythology of the Wiru People. *
Clark, Jeffrey (1993). “Gold, sex, and pollution: male illness and myth at Mt. Kare, Papua New Guinea.” American Ethnologist 20: 742-757. This article discusses the mythology of the Huli and Wiru Peoples. *
Clark, J. (1995). Highlands of history: images of deviance and desire. Papuan Borderlands: Huli, Duna, and Ipili Perspectives on the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Biersack, Aletta, ed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 379-400. This article discusses the mythology of the Huli People. * In Print!
Collier, G., ed. (1975). Witu ali atoane laa kiti [Myths of the Witu People]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Southern Institute of Linguistics, 75 pp. * Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this item.
Diaya, Iriye (1980). "A successful marriage at last.” In: Voices of Independence: New Black Writing from Papua New Guinea, Ulli Beier, editor, 251 pp. This Kewa tale (pp. 49-53) was reprinted from Rambi & Nimi (1977). Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Dwyer, Peter D. (1990). The Pigs that Ate the Garden. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 241 pp., illustrated. This book presents 3 origin myths of the Biami People. In Print!
Ernst, Thomas M. (1991). “Onabasulu male homosexuality: cosmology, affect and prescribed male homosexual activity among the Onabasulu of the Great Papuan plateau.” Oceania 62: 1-11. This article discusses the mythology of the Onabasulu People. *
Feld, Steven. (1982). Sound and Sentiment: Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli Expression. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 264 pp., illustrated. This book presents many songs and discusses some of the mythological aspects. A second edition was published in 1990 (297 pp.). This was based on the author’s Ph.D. thesis (Indiana University, 1979, 544 pp.). In Print!
Feld, Steven (1991). Cockatoo, hornbill, kingfisher. In: Man and a Half: essays in Pacific Anthropology and Ethnobiology in Honour of Ralph Bulmer. A. Pawley, ed. Auckland: The Polynesian Society, pp. 207-213. This article discusses the mythology of the Kaluli People. * In Print!
Franklin, Karl ed. (1972). Akuanuna Iti Remaanu Buku: Kewa Myth Book Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Southern Institute of Linguistics, 52 pp., illustrated. This book presents 14 myths of the West Kewa People in the Kewa Language.
Out of print.
Glasse, Robert M. (1963). “Bingi at Tari.” Jounral of the Polynesian Society 72: 270-271. This article discusses the mythology of the Huli People. *
Glasse, Robert M. (1965). “The Huli of the Southern Highlands.” In: Gods, Ghosts and Men in Melanesia, Peter Lawrence & Mervyn J. Meggitt, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 27-49. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Huli People. * Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Goldman, Laurence [R.] (1983). Talk Never Dies: The Language of Huli Dispute. London/New York: Tavistock Publications, 341 pp., illustrated. This book presents and discusses several Huli myths. Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Goldman, Laurence R. (1995). Make-believe play among Huli children: Performance, myth and imagination. Ethnology 34: 225-255. This article discusses the mythology of the Huli People. *
Goldman, Laurence [R.] (1998b). “A trickster for all seasons: The Huli Iba Tiri.” In: Goldman et al., pp. 86-124. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Huli People, comparing the Huli trickster to that of neighboring groups in Southern Highlands Province. A synopsis of Huli trickster myths is given on pp. 117-121.
Goldman, Laurence R. (1998c). Child’s Play: Myth, Mimesis and Make-Believe. London/New York: Berg. This book discusses the mythology of the Huli People. * In Print!
Josephides, Lisette (1982). “Kewa Stories and Songs.” Oral History 10(2): iv-vi, 1-86. This issue presents 16 myths and songs of the Kewa People.
Josephides, L[isette] (1998). “Myths of containment, myths of extension: Creating relations across boundaries.” In: Goldman et al., pp. 125-141. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Kewa People, and presents 5 myths.
Kelly, Raymond C. (1980 [1977]). Etoro Social Structure: A Study in Structural Contradiction. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2^nd edition, 328 pp., illustrated. This book presents 2 Biami myths. Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Kelly, Raymond C. (1993). Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication of a Hierarchy of Virtue among the Etoro. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 604 pp., illustrated. This book presents and discusses several Biami myths. In Print!
Kera, Pulumbi (1983). “Amu Temane (True Pandanus Story).” Oral History 11(4): 11-13. This article presents a myth from the Hagen People.
Lepi & Bowers (1983)
LeRoy, John D. (1975). “Siblings in Kewa myths.” National Museum of Man, Canada 28: 30-46, illustrated. Proceedings of the 2^nd Congress, Canadian Ethnology Society. This article discusses the mythology of the Kewa People. *
LeRoy, John (1977). “Kewa Legends.” Oral History 11(1): 54-119. This article presents and discusses 22 myths of the Kewa People.
LeRoy, John, ed. (1985a). Kewa Tales. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 251 pp., illustrated. This book presents 81 Kewa Tales which are interpreted in LeRoy (1985b). Some of these stories appeared in Oral History 6(4): 2-75 (1978). In Print!
LeRoy, John (1985b). Fabricated World: An Interpretation of Kewa Tales. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 319 pp., illustrated. This book interprets the tales in LeRoy (1985a). In Print!
MacDonald, Mary N. [Noelene] (1988a). “Playing Possum: Marsupials in Myth.” Catalyst: Social Pastoral Magazine for Melanesia 18(3): 281-303. This paper compares mythology of the Kewa People with other cultures. One Kewa myth is presented (pp. 290-292).
MacDonald, Mary Noelene (1988b). Exchange and Change in Mararoko: A Study in Melanesian Religion. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Chicago, 669 pp. This thesis discusses the mythology of the Kewa People. *
MacDonald, Mary N. [Noelene] (1990). Mararoko: A Study in Melanesian Religion. Series: Anthropology and Sociology 45. New York: P. Lang, 591 pp., illustrated. This book presents 188 myths of the Kewa People (pp. 223-545). In Print!
May, Jean; Loeweke, Eunice & Ware, Akisawa, eds. (1974). Namo aporomo makata anane popasane oyapo [Stories about Fasu Life]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Southern Institute of Linguistics. Translated by Jeffrey Bailey and Ian Davidson. In Fasu, Tok Pisin and English. 95 pp. * Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this item.
Nanape, Karunda; Christensen, Rosalie & Christensen, Ana (2001). Where the Rains Come From. This is a story from Ialibu (Kewa People). This story is a sample from a large, as yet unpublished collection by Rosalie Christensen.
Ogale, Mandea (1977). “Pupai/Kolgi Clans, Southern Highlands.” Oral History 5(9): 16-63. This article presents and discusses origin legends from the Wiru and Kewa Peoples (pp. 45-57).
Pius, Ripason Kilipia (1983b). “Happiness Solves Problems.” Oral History 11(3): 35-39. This article presents a myth from the Kewa People.
Pius, Ripason Kilipia (1983c). “Why Dogs Can’t Talk.” Oral History 11(3): 33-34. This article presents a myth from the Kewa People.
Rambi, Stephen; Nimi, Frank & Beier, Ulli (1977). Kewa Stories from the Southern Highlands. Port Moresby: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 56 pp. This book presents myths from the Kewa People. The story “A successful marriage at last” was reprinted in Diaya (1980). * Out of print.
Rule, Murray (1993). The Culture and Language of the Foe: The People of Lake Kutubu, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Mereweather, New South Wales: Chevron Niugini. This book discusses the mythology of the the Foi. Out of print.
SSchieffelin, Bambi B. (1990). The Give and Take of Everyday Life: Language Socialization of Kaluli Children. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 278 pp., illustrated. Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language 9. This book gives one Kaluli myth and briefly discusses their mythology.
In print!
Schieffelin, Edward L. (1976). The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 243 pp., illustrated. This book presents 3 myths of the Kaluli People. Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Schieffelin, Edward L. (1982). “The Bau A Ceremonial Hunting Lodge: An Alternative to Initiation.” In: Herdt (1982), pp. 155-200. This chapter reports 1 myth of the Kaluli People (p. 178).
Sillitoe, Paul (1979). Give and Take: Exchange in Wola Society. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 316 pp., illustrated. This book presents 3 origin myths of the Mendi (Wola) People. Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Sillitoe, Paul (1993). A ritual response to climatic perturbations in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Ethnology 32: 169-185. This article discusses the mythology of the Mendi People. *
Stewart, Pamela J. & Strathern, Andrew (1983). Remaking the World: Myth, Mining, and Ritual among the Duna of Papua New Guinea. Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institute Press, 219 pp., illustrated. This book discusses the myths associated with Duna rituals in response to culture change. *
In print!
Stewart, Pamela J. & Strathern, Andrew (2005). Duna Pikono: A popular contemporary genre in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. In: Stewart, Pamela J. & Strathern, Andrew, eds. Expressive Genres And Historical Change: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, And Taiwan, pp. 83-108. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. In print!
Strathern, Andrew (1983). Wiru Stories (Southern Highlands Province). Port Moresby: Institue of Papua New Guinea Studies, 179 pp. *
Strathern, Andrew (1998). “Sacrifice and sociality: A Duna Ritual Track.” In: Goldman et al., pp. 31-42. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Duna Peoples, and presents Ambua narrative.
Tavali, Thomas (1980). “The History of Fugwa Swamp, Koroba Area, Southern Highlands.” Oral History 8(6): 80-81. This article presents a myth of the Huli People.
Weiner, James F. (1986). “Blood and skin: the structural implications of sorcery and procreation beliefs among the Foi.” Ethnos 51: 71-87. This article discusses the mythology of the Foi People. *
Weiner, James F. (1988). The Heart of the Pearl Shell: The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality. Berkeley: University of California Press, 322 pp., illustrated. Originally presented as the author’s Ph.D. thesis at Australian National University. This book presents many myths of the Foi People.
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Weiner, James F. (1991). The Empty Place: Poetry, Space, and Being among the Foi of Papua New Guinea. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 218 pp., illustrated. This book presents many folk songs. Chapter 8 (pp. 182-195) is on the mythopoesis of the men’s longhouse.
Weiner, James F. (1994). The origin of petroleum at Lake Kutubu. Cultural Anthropology 9: 37-57. This article discusses the mythology of the Foi People. * In Print!
Weiner, James F. (1995). The Lost Drum: the Myth of Sexuality in Papua New Guinea and Beyond. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 199 pp., illustrated. This book discusses the mythology of the Foi People. * In Print!
Weiner, J[ames] F. (1998). “Hand, voice and myth in Papua New Guinea.” In: Goldman et al., pp. 15-30. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Foi and Kewa Peoples, and presents 3 myths.
Williams, Francis Edgar (1977a). “Natives of Lake Kutubu, Papua.” In: Schwimmer (1977). This chapter (part III, pp. 161-330) presents 16 myths of the Fasu People (subpart V, pp. 302-323). It was originally published in Oceania 11: 121-57, 259-94, 374-401; 12: 49-74, 134-54 and was reprinted as Oceania Monograph no. 6.

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An annotated bibliography of Melanesian Folklore

Below is an annotated bibliography of Melanesian folklore. Bibliographic entries are included for Papua New Guinea, ex-Irian Jaya (Papua Province of Indonesia), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.Please send comments and corrections to me.

I use Wurm and Hattori (1983) to standardize references to groups of people, where each group listed under language name (or “People”) corresponds to a distinct language group in Wurm and Hattori (1983).

Wurm, S. A. & Hattori, Shirô, eds. (1983). Language Atlas of the Pacific Area. Part I. New Guinea Area, Oceania, Australia. Pacific Linguistics, Series C, No. 67. Canberra: Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Oral History (Port Moresby) is an important source for Papua New Guinean mythology, but it is at few libraries and is no longer published. It was published by the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies. Below, I have indexed many myths from this journal . Oral History was published as the following issues: 1(1-10) [1973], 2(1-10) [1974], 3(1-10) [1975], 4(-10) [1976], 5 (1-10) [1977], 6 (1-10) [1978], 7(1-10) [1979], 8(1-10) [1980], 9(1-4) [1981], 10(1-4) [1982], 11(1-4) [1983], 12(1-4) [1984], 13 (1-2) [1985]. A collective table of contents appeared in Oral History 5(2): 91-100. Issue 7(1) [misnumbered as 6(1)] (1978) was an index of previous issues. A selection of 13 myths from the Institute of Papua New Guinea’s folklore archive of at the time 3500 items was given in Oral History 5(3): 94-125. These are included below. I have not indexed those articles in this journal which do not pertain to mythology.

I wish to thank Robin Hide of Australian National University for extensive additions to this bibliography.

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Geographical Organization

Earlier bibliographies of Melanesian folklore
Melanesia: general
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
Papua Province of Indonesia (ex-Irian Jaya)
Papua New Guinea: general
Papua New Guinea: by province
- Islands
- Highlands
- Coast

Earlier Bibliographies of Melanesian Folklore

Berndt, Catherine H. “Myths and Tales.” In: Encyclopaedia of Papua and New Guinea. Melbourne / Port Moresby: Melbourne University Press / University of Papua New Guinea, pp. 822-829. This chapter gives an overview of PNG mythology with a bibliography of major works. Out of print.
Kirtley, Bacil Fleming (1955). A Motif-Index of Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian Narratives. Ph.D. Thesis, Indiana University. This was reprinted in the Folklore of the World Series by Ayer Company (New York). In print!
Lessa, William A. (1961). Tales from Ulithi Atoll: A Comparative Study in Oceanic Folklore. Folklore Studies 13. Berkeley: University of California Press, 493 pp. This book compares motifs and tale types from Ulithi Atoll to other Oceanic folktales. The bibliography includes a large number of Melanesian references. Out of print.

Buck (1988)
Burridge (1960)
Burridge (1969)
Eliade (1970)
Fajans (1997)
Gibbons (1978)
Glasse (1963)
Guiart (1970)
Fischer (1966)
Hempenstall (1984)
Jeudy-Ballini (1988, 1997)
Kamma (1955)
Lattas (1992)
Lawrence (1964), Lorens & Tomaseti (1968)
Otto (1992)
Panoff (1988)
Slone (2001): myths from Wantok issues number 213 and 840
Steinbauer (1979)
Strathern (1979)
Worsley (1968)

it contains texts from many areas (e.g., McElhanon (1974)),
it contains many texts from one area (e.g., LeRoy 1985a, 1985b),
or it contains several texts and it is likely to be the only source for a language group (e.g., Sanders et al. (1986)).

Aufinger (1979) (Gende People)
Anonymous (1972) (creation legends)
Bose (1978) (Boiken People)
Beier (1972)
Böhm (1983) (Manam People)
Brumbaugh (1984a, 1984b) (Telefol People)
Counts (1982) (Kaliai People)
Craig (1980a) (Amto People) & Craig (1980b) (Abau People)
Crowley (1980) (Paama People, Vanuatu)
De’Ath & Mennis (1981) (mainly Madang and Manus Provinces)
Finch (1974) (Kamano People)
Gillison (1993) (Gimi People)
Hesse & Aerts (1982) (Baining People)
Hillhouse (1990) (Asmat People, Irian Jaya)
Höltker (1974) (Monumbo and Ngaimbom Peoples)
Janssen et al. (1973) (Tolai People)
Johnston (1995) (Oro Province)
Josephides (1982) (Kewa People)
Landtman (1917) (Kiwai People)
Lepi & Bowers (1983) (Hagen People)
LeRoy (1983, 1985a, 1985b) (Kewa People)
MacDonald (1990) (Kewa People)
McElhanon (1974)
McElhanon (1982)
Mead (1970) (Mountain Arapesh People)
Ongkodharma & Nelwan (1983) (Wandamen People)
Peter (1976) (Misima People)
Pomponio et al. (1994b) (Kilibob myths)
Sanders et al. (1986) (Kamasau People)
Slone (2001) (Stori Tumbuna from Wantok newspaper)
Swadling (1980a) (Shouten Islands, East Sepik Province settlement histories)
Swadling (1980b) (Sepik Province and Madang Province settlement histories)
Tinauri & Olson (1975) (Barai People)
Vicedom (1977) (Hagen People)
Weiner (1988) (Foi People)
Wheeler (1926) (Mono-Alu People Solomon Islands)
Young (1979) (Bwaidoga People)
Zöllner (1988) (Yali People, Irian Jaya)
Z’graggen (1992, 1995, 1996) (mainly Madang Province)

Organization by People (or Language)

Abau: Craig (1980b), Lock & Lock (1985), Scorza (1972)
Abelam: Akimoula (1980), Areka (1980), Baker (1983), Bisa (1980), Draper & Draper (1966), Felix (1980), Gobikambe (1980), Huber-Greub (1990), Ihiruom (1980), Jimmy (1980), Kaingen (1980), Kamis (1980), Kiaakia (1980), Kipa (1980), Kose (1980), Kutian (1980), Lansak (1980), Lauiagun (1980), Loa (1980), Losche (1990 , 1997), Manikuli (1980), McElhanon (1974), Mellam (1980), Nix (1990), Noknale (1980a, 1980b), Numba (1980), Sakui (1980), Simalo (1980), Sanginawa (1980), Sapayé (1975), Wakun (1980), Wamalia (1980), Wanbis (1978), Wani (1980), Watape (1980), Wilson (1990), Winkuaku (1980), Yamus (1980), Yapasi (1980)
Adzera: Cates & Price (1969a, 1969b), van der Wilden & van der Wilden (1973)
Aekyom (?): Anonymous (1975a), Depew (1986)
Agarabi: Goddard (1973), Kavani (1974)
Aibom: Apral (1981), Gewertz (1983), Schuster (1990)
Aiome: Aufenanger (1960)
Ak (Kwieftim): Kelm (1975, 1980, 1990)
Ali: Kalipapung (1980), Mato (1980)
Amanab: Juillerat (1981, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1998)
Ambonwari: Telban (1998)
Ambrym: Paton (1971)
Ambulas: Gélége et al. (1971)
Ampeeli-Wojokeso: McElhanon (1982)
Amto: Craig (1980a)
Amungme (see also Dani): Nawipa (1995), Beanal (1994)
Andarum: Z’graggen (1992, 1995)
Anem: Thurston (1994)
Anga: Blackwood (1939, 1978)
Anggor: McElhanon (1974)
Anggoram: Newton (1975)
Anuta (a Polynesian outlier in the Solomon Islands): Feinberg (1989, 1998)
Arapesh, Ilahita: Joshua (1980), Tuzin (1976), Tuzin (1977), Tuzin (1980), Tuzin (1982), Tuzin (1997)
Arapesh, Mountain (Bukiyip): Alois (1983), McElhanon (1982), Mead (1970), Nawimin (1980), Nekitel (1987), Tairas (1980), Taminde (1980)
Arapesh, South: Anonymous (1980), Joshua (1980), Kapris (1980), Kuminiga (1980), Likita (1980), Loa (1980b), Lukas & Alungum (1978), Mark (1980), Mathew (1980)
Arop: Z’graggen (1992, 1995)
Arosi: Fox (1984), Scott (2000, 2001, 2007)
Aru: Crawford (1971)
Asaro: Gavey (1985)
Asmat (see also Mimika): Hillhouse (1990), Monnier (1999), Münzel (1987), Offenberg & Pouwer (2002), Roosman (1975), Schnnebaum (1990), Zegwaard (n.d.)
Au: McElhanon (1982), Philsooph (1990), Scorza (1972, 1975), Scorza & Yamene (1980)
Auyana: Bee (1973), Marks (1973), McElhanon (1982), McKaughan (1973b), Sara et al. (1973)
Awa: McElhanon (1974), McKaughan (1973a), Newman & Boyd (1982)
Awar: Z’graggen (1992)
Awin: Anonymous (1977)
Awun (Abrau): Kelm (1975, 1990)
Baegu: Bauman (1998)
Bahinemo:
Kawasaki (1998)
Baining: Bley (1914), Fajans (1997), Hesse & Beier (1977), Hesse & Aerts (1979, 1982), Laufer (1960, 1961)
Bali-Vitu: Blythe (1992, 1995), Lattas (1992, 2001), Rhoads & Specht (1980), van den Berg & Bachet (2006)
Baluan-Lou-Pam: Meier(1978), Takei (1977)
Bam: Z’graggen (1996)
Banoni: Lincoln (1979)
Barai: Hodgkin & Olson (1986), McElhanon (1982), Tinauri & Olson (1975)
Bargam: Inar (1988a, 1988b, 1988c, 1988d, 1991), Inar et al. (1988), Inarbu (1990, 1994), Nuwayme (1988), Malbak et al. (1988), Tumuw (1991), Yagay et al. (1987)
Bariai: McPherson (1994)
Baruya: Lloyd & Lloyd (1969a, 1969b), Herdt (1987), McElhanon (1974)
Bauzi: Briley (1983)
Beli: Sowei (1980)
Bellona: Kirtley (1973)
Benabena: Afoe (1983), Kuyave (1983), Langness (1998), Lipisie (1983), Seka (1983)
Berik: Kalmbacher (1983), Ooserterwal (1961)
Biak: Anonymous (1981f), Marjen (1983), Kamma (1955), Weror (1981)
Biam: Z’graggen (1992)
Biami: Dwyer (1990), Kelly (1977, Kelly (1993)
Biangai: Koni (1973)
Bilbil: Anonymous (1981c, 1981i), Aufinger (1946, 1978), Dempwolff (1911), Derr (1976), Derr (1977), Korow (1980), Mennis (1978), Mennis (1979), Mennis (1980b), Mennis (1981a), Mennis (1981b), Pech (1979, 1991), Simango (1980), Z’graggen (1992)
Biliau: Z’graggen (1992)
Bimin: Poole (1982, 1983, 1994)
Binandere: Johnston (1995), Opeba (1981), Waiko (1981, 1983a, 1983b)
Bine: Anonymous (1975a)
Biwat (Mundugumor): McDowell (1991)
Biyom: Aufinger (1979)
Boiken: Anurim & Kabaru (1980), Bell et al. (1980), Bose (1978), Freudenburg (1976), Gerstner (1952), Hwasimani (1976), Hwasimani & Katimo (1974), Kachau et al. (1980), Kankai et al. (1980), Laitmagau et al. (1980), Mandau & Varahui (1980), Mando & Bokele (1980), McElhanon (1982), Mereken et al. (1980), Numbatai & Bong (1980), Roscoe (1984, 1989, 1990), Sale et al. (1980), Tuonokon (1980), Unau & Jimlake (1980), Z’graggen (1992)
Bola: Specht (1980).
Bonerif: Ooserterwal (1961)
Buang: Davidson & Davidson (1972), Girard (1976), Hooley & Johnson (1971, 1973, 1983), Johnson & Hooley (1980), McElhanon (1974)
Buin: Anonymous (1981b), Laita (1971), Laita (1977), McElhanon (1982), Thurnwald (1970)
Bukawac: Lehner (1931, 1938)
Bundi: Aufinger (1979)
Burum-Mindik: Olkkonen & Yage (1985)
Busama: Hogbin (1969)
Bwaidoga: Cohen (1999), Jenness & Ballantyne (1928), Young (1979)
Canala: Metais (1988)
Cemuhi (Camuhi): Bensa & Rivierre (1983, 1994)
Chambri: Errington & Gewertz (1990), Gewertz (1978, 1982, 1983), Gewertz & Errington (1991), Mepi & Garnier (2006)
Chuave: Eugene (1985), Kerea (1990), Yame (1990)
Dadibi: Wagner (1978, 2001)
Daga: McElhanon (1974)
Dani (see also Amungme): Bromley (n.d.), Gardner & Heider (1968), Heider (1979), Mampioper (1980)
Daribi: Wagner (1986)
Dedua: Ceder & Ceder (1989).
Degenan: Z’graggen (1992)
Dehu: Drile & Lercari (1983), Ihage (1992), Kacoco (1994), Nekoeng (1990)
Dobu: Cohen (1999), Duduwega (1975), Fortune (1932), Kuehling (1998), McElhanon (1982)
Duau: Kanadi (1975)
Duna: Stewart & Strathern (2002), Strathern (1998, 2005)
Efate, South: Waiet al. (1983)
Eipo: Heeschen (1990)
Elepi: Gehberger (1950, 1977)
Enga: Anonymous (1973), Clark (1993, 1995), Dlugosz (1998), Kyakas & Wiessner (1992), Feil (1997), Gibbs (1978, 2007), Kamimura (1988), Kopilyo (1978)., Ninji (1977), Lacey (1974, 1975, 1981), Mai (1981), Meggitt (1976), Timothy et al. (1974a, 1974b), Wiessner & Tumu (1998)
Ere-Lele-Gele’-Kuruti: Kais (1977), Kais & Minol (1996), Kaspou (1977)
Faiwol: Anonymous (1975a)
Fasu: May et al. (1974), Williams (1977a)
Foi: Rule (1993), Weiner (1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998)
Fore: Berndt (1965), Nicholson (1969)
Fuyuge: Hirsch (1987), Williamson (1912)
Gadsup: Du Toit (1964), McElhanon (1974), McKaughan (1973c)
Gahuku (Alekano, Gafuku, Gehamajuha): Deibler & Deibler (1963, 1971, 1974, 1979), Namagulehe (1983), Nunuwe (1977)
Guhu-Samane: Sali (1983)
Gaina: Johnston (1995)
Gamei: Josephides (1990)
Garuh: Z’graggen (1992)
Garus: Z’graggen (1992, 1995)
Gawigl (Kaugel): McElhanon (1974)
Gebusi: Knauft (1985, 1998)
Gedaged: Anonymous (1981e, 1981i), Korow (1980), Mennis (1978), Mennis (1979), Mennis (1980b), Pech (1979, 1991), Z’graggen (1992, 1995)
Gende: Aufenanger & Höltker (1940), Aufenanger (1953), Maragau (1973)
Gidra: see Wipi
Gimi: Gillison & Gillison (1983), Gillison (1993, 2002)
Girawa: Mokirip (1984a, 1984b, 1984c, 1985)
Giri: Z’graggen (1992)
Gnau: Lewis (1980)
Gogodala: Anonymous (1975a)
Guyebi: Aufinger (1979)
Hagen (Medlpa): Anda (1983), Ape (1983), Aruma (1983a, 1983b), Fagon (1977a, 1977b), Kaewa (1977), Kei (1981), Kera (1983), Kiye (1983), Kopil (1977a, 1977b, 1981), Kupu (1983), Lepi & Bowers (1983), Mandikera (1983), Nakinch (1977), Neapu (1983a, 1983b, 1983c, 1983d, 1983e, 1983f, 1983g), Pius (1983a), Pundia (1983a, 1983b, 1983c), Ralye (1983a, 1983b, 1983c, 1983d, 1983e, 1983f, 1983g, 1983h, 1983i, 1983j), Roitinga (1977) , Rokop (1977), Stewart & Strathern (2001)., Strathern (1979, 1980), Strauss et al. (1990), Vicedom (1977), Wak (1977), Wapiye (1983a, 1983b), Wigley (1973)
Hahon: Giddings (1975)
Halia: Allen (1968), Allen & Allen (1976), McElhanon (1974)
Ham: Mennis (1978)
Hewa: Abramson, J. A. & Holst, R. (1973)
Hoava: Davis (1991)
Huli: Allen & Wood (1980), Ballard (1998), Blong (1979), Clark (1993), Glasse (1963, 1965), Goldman (1983, 1995, 1998b, 1998c), Tavali (1980)
Iamalele: Beaumont & Beaumont (1988), Nugavali (1988)
Iatmul: Agwi (1980), Bateson (1958), Coiffier (1995), Gewertz (1983), Hauser-Schaüblin (1983), Laki (1980), Laycock (no date), McElhanon (1982), Schindlbeck (1984), Silverman(2001).,Spearritt (1996), Stanek (1982), 1983, 1990), Uri (1980), Wassmann (1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2001), Welly (1980)
Iduna (Vivigana): Huckett et al. (1975, 1976), McElhanon (1974)
Igom: Z’graggen (1992)
Inoke-Yate: Mativa’ae et al. (1985), McCarthy et al. (1986)
Ipili: Biersack (1998)
Irarutu: Visser (1989)
Isirawa (Saberi): Kalmbacher (1983), Ooserterwal (1961)
Itik: Ooserterwal (1961)
Iwam: David (1980), Yapawi et al. (1975a, 1975b, 1976), Yoshida (1987)
Jate: Berndt (1965)
Kadiba: Kadiba (1983)
Kaian: Z’graggen (1995)
Kairiru: Boyek (2000), Bukasu & Wamani (1980), Cheam et al. (1980), Howley (1980a, 1980b, 1980c, 1980d, 1980e, 1980f), Juanat & Kasir (1980), Kabur et al. (1980), Kaien & Kaiu (1980), Kainang et al. (1980), Kasier & Salot (1980), Kuan et al. (1980), Maiet & Kasir (1980), Mandau & Varahui (1980), Mando & Bokele (1980), Mereken et al. (1980), Mokis & Kaiu (1980), Mon et al. (1980), Monub & Sarec (1980), Nimbilau et al. (1980), Pulsio & Pabite (1980), Siaui & Surum (1980), Siaui et al. (1980), Sperir et al. (1980), Tikapas & Mariembongen (1980), Waiat et al. (1980), Worawai et al. (1980), Worong et al. (1980), Yaut & Boui (1980),Yawum & Pawdum (1980)
Kalam: Gi et al. (1975), Kei (1981), Majnep & Bulmer (1977), Pius (1983a)
Kalauna (Iduna): Young (1983, 1984, 1987)
Kaliai: Counts (1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1994), Lattas (1998), Laupu & Sapanga
Kaluli: Feld (1982, 1991), Schieffelin (1976, 1982, 1990)
Kamano: Berndt (1955, 1962, 1965), Finch (1974), Igemo (1983), McElhanon (1982), Payne (1988)
Kamasau (Wand Tuan): Bunima (1980), Sanders et al. (1986)
Kambot: Pondua (1981)
Kamoro: see Mimika)
Kanite: Ate’ya et al. (1981) , Gibson & McCarty (1966)
Kapauku: Dharmojo (1998)
Kapriman: Kumagai (1998)
Kara (Manus): Kuechler (1983), Mokis (1977)
Kara (New Ireland): Schlie (1994)
Karkar-Yuri: Ouwinu & Price (1986, 1988)
Kare: Z’graggen (1995)
Kâte (Kai): Keysser (1911)
Katiati: Z’graggen (1992)
Kaulong: Goodale (1995)
Keapara: Rageau (1977), Rawali (1977)
Kehelala: Grant (1953)
Keriaka: Giddings (1975)
Kesawai: Z’graggen (1992)
Keuru: Hailaeavila (1978a), Hailaeavila (1978b)
Kewa: Diaya (1980), Franklin (1972), Josephides (1982, 1998), Nanape et al. (2001), LeRoy (1975, 1983, 1985a, 1985b), MacDonald (1988a, 1988b, 1990), McElhanon (1974), Ogale (1977), Pius (1983b, 1983c), Rambi et al. (1977), Weiner (1998)
Kilivila (Trobriand or Kiriwina): Devereux (1986-1988), Kasaipwalova & Beier (1978), Malinowski (1926, 1929, 1935, 1935, 1948), Malnic & Kasaipwalova (1996), Mathew (1981), Mosko (1986), Mwayubu (1977), Senft (1995), Spiro (1982)
Kimam: Serpenti (1965)
Kiwai: Anonymous (1975a), Anonymous (1977), Hughes (1959), Landtman (19171927 1918), Little (1952a)
Kobon: Jevi et al. (1979)
Koiari: Gaigo (1979), Goava (1979)
Koita: Gadiki (1977), Gaigo (1979), Goava (1979), Kidu (1976), Oram (1981), Swadling (1981)
Komba: Harding (1967)
Konua (Kunua): Giddings (1975)
Korowai: van Enk & de Vries (1997)
Korafe: Farr et al. (1979)
Kovai: Ploeg(1994)
Kuanua: See Tolai.
Kubokota (Ranongga) (a Polynesian outlier): Roga (1989), Stubbs (1989, 1991)
Kukukuku, Kuku Kuku: see Anga
Kuman (Chimbu): Brookfield & Brown (1963), Brown (1995), Jacobsen (1995)
Kuni: Egidi (1913)
Kunimaipa: Bjorkman et al. (1987), Gariai et al. (1988a, 1988b, 1988c), Geary (1974), Geary & Bjorkman (1977)
Kuot: Galeng (1997)
Kurum: Z’graggen (1992)
Kwanga: Manabe (1988), Manari (1980), Poinaji (1980)
Kwara’ae: Alasa’a (1990), Burt (1998)
Kwerba: Kalmbacher (1983)
Kwesten: Ooserterwal (1961)
Kwoma (Washkuk): Bowden (1983), Bowden (1990), Buria & Kooyers (1976), Bowden (1990), Laycock (no date), McElhanon (1982), Whiting (1941)
Kyaka: Kaewa (1977)
Lakalai (Nakanai): Guinness (1973), Johnston (1974), Johnston & Johnston (1972), McElhanon (1974), Theng (1997), Valentine (1961, 1965)
Lau: Fox (1984)
Lewo (Epi): Lui et al. (1988)
Lilau: Z’graggen (1992)
Lindrou: Buah (1981), Moijam (1981), Selipiu (1981)
Loniu: Hamel (1994)
Magi: Thomson (1976)
Mairasi: Peckham (1983)
Malaita: Fairbrother (1924), Ivens (1930), Scott (1990)
Managalasi: McElhanon (1982)
Manam: Böhm (1983), Boucher (1971), Lutkehaus (1982)
Manambu: Farnsworth & Kwaramwuk (1972), Harrison (1982, 1990), Halipeim (1980), Takendu (1975), Waki (1980)
Mandak: Eves (1998), Tevene (1990)
Mandara: Anonymous (1998)
Mander: Ooserterwal (1961)
Mandi: Gehberger (1977)
Mangseng: Anonymous (1998), Vua et al. (1998b)
Manikion (Sougb): Anonymous (1997), Zevenbergen (1997a, 1997b)
Mare: Illouz (2000)
Mari: Z’graggen (1992)
Marind: Geurtjens (1956), van Baal (1966), Wirz (1920, 1922, 1928)
Maring: Healey (1993), Kei (1981), Pius (1983a), Woodward et al. (1975)
Matukar: Z’graggen (1992)
Mayo: Staalsen (1965)
Mekeo: Barnett (1974a, 1974b), Bergendorff (1992, 1996), Faliu (1989), McLaren (1978), Mosko (1986), Natachee (1974), Stephen (1995)
Mehek: Nouso (1980), Sufali (1980)
Mendi (Wola): Sillitoe (1979, 1993)
Mengen: Panoff (1969, 1988, 1994)
Meyah: Makambak & Gravelle (1991), Zevenbergen (1997b)
Meybrat: Bless (2000)
Mianmin: Brumbaugh (1987), Gardner (1988), Kumagai (1989), Morren (1991)
Mimika (a.k.a. Kamoro; see also Asmat): Coenen (1963), Drabbe (1947), Groen (1961), Locher (1956), Monnier (1999), Offenberg & Pouwer (2002), Pouwer (1955), Shoot (1969), Zegwaard (1952, 1956, 1980, n.d.)
Mindiri: Mennis (1978)
Misima: Alek (1989), Bartlett (1955?), Callister (1988), Cohen (1999), Peter (1976)
Mono-Alu (Solomon Islands): Monnerie (1988), Wheeler (1912, 1913, 1926)
Monumbo: Höltker (1974), Z’graggen (1995)
Morafa: Z’graggen (1992)
Moresada: Z’graggen (1992)
Motu: Anonymous (1981u), Gaigo (1979), Goava (1979), Igo (1977), Kidu (1976), Kolia (1981), Manega (1976, 1981), Miria (1974), Oram (1981), Swadling (1981), Ugava (1974), Vagi (1981)
Mugil: Z’graggen (1992, 1995)
Murik: Aris (1977), Höltker (1975), Lipset (1985, 1997), Meeker et al. (1986), Pulou (1978), Schmidt (1923-1924, 1926, 1933)
Murupi: Z’graggen (1992)
Mussau-Emira: Chinnery (1925)
Mutu: Allace (1976), Mennis (1981b), Pomponio (1994a)
Muyuw: David et al. (1971), Kalos (1977), McElhanon (1982)
Nabak: SiÖgema (1978)
Nagovisi: Hodgkin & Olson (1986)
Nali: Kais & Minol (1996), Pfaff & Masta (1989, 1990)
Nalik: Powdermaker (1933)
Narak: Hainsworth & Brien (1976)
Nasioi: Hodgkin & Olson (1986)
Nauna: Meier(1978)
Nehan (Nissan): Glennon (1993), Hannett (1977)
Nemi: Ozanne-Rivierre (1975, 1979)
Nengone (Mare): Dubois (1975)
Ngaimbom (Lilau): Höltker (1974), Z’graggen (1992)
Ngaing: Lawrence (1965b)
Nguna: Facey (1988),Schütz (1969)
Nii: Kondwal & Trompf (1982)
Nokopo: Kocher-Schmid (1990)
Ogea: Kennedy et al. (1985), Kennedy & Kennedy (1985)
Ogebi: Aufinger (1979)
Oksapmin: Lawrence (1983), Lawrence & Bek (1976), Perey (1973)
Olo (Wape): Mantovani (1984b), McGregor (1969, 1978, 1982), Mitchell (1987), Waisi (2000)
Omie (Ömie or Aomi): McElhanon (1974), Johnston (1995)
Onabasulu: Ernst (1991)
Orokaiva: Iteanu & Schwimmer (1996), Johnston (1995), Jojoga (1975), Opeba (1981), Sareki & Gagari (1981), Schwimmer (1973)
Orokolo (Elema): Brown (1975, 1977, 1988), Clifton (1991), Hailaeavila (1978a 1978b), Hauka (1978), Kavo (1978), Kakare (1980), Kakure (1974), Kekeo (1978), Williams (1936, 1940, 1977a)
Paama: Crowley (1980), Mael & Crowley (1984)
Paici: Bensa & Rivierre (1983, 1994)
Paka: Brumbaugh (1983)
Papitalai: Meier (1978)
Patep: Adams & Lauck (1979), McElhanon (1982)
Pele-Ata: Hashimoto (1990)
Pije: Rivierre (1978)
Pila: Z’graggen (1992)
Pileni: Elbert & Kirtley (1966)
Purari: Koivi (1978), Mari’a & Kolia (1977), Murray (1924), Poiki (1978), Rove (1983), Ulijaszek & Poraituk (1981), Waheo (1989)
Raga: Firth (1930)
Ranongga: Roga (1989)
Rauto: Maschio (1994, 1995)
Rawa: Claassen (1970a, 1970b), McElhanon (1982)
Reapa Tati: Haro (1978)
Rempi: Mennis (1979), Pech (1979, 1991), Suguman (1980), Z’graggen (1995)
Rennell: Elbert (1970), Kirtley (1973), Ito et al. (1978), Monberg & Kuschel (1981)
Roro: Efi (1983), Kairi (1978b), Miria (1974)
Rossel Island (Yeletnye): McElhanon (1974)
Rotokas: Firchow & Akoitai (1974), McElhanon (1974)
Roviana: Makini (1991)
Sabarl (Nimowa): Battaglia (1990)
Salt-Yui: Irwin et al. (1971), McElhanon (1982)
Sambia: see Baruya
Saposa: Hodgkin & Olson (1986)
Saviano: Buinklo (1980)
Sawos: Gewertz (1983), Kinjet (1980), Schindlbeck (1984)
Selepet: Garam & McElhannon (1983), Harding (1967), Kinjet (1980), McElhanon (1974), McElhanon (1982), Schindlbeck (1984)
Sentani: Mehue (1990)
Sepa: Z’graggen (1992)
Sepen: Z’graggen (1992)
Sera: Powe (1980)
Sewa Bay: Schlesier (1990)
Siane: Eugene (1985), Knutson (1976), Kumani (1989a, 1989b, 1989c, 1989d), Loba & Kafa (1982), Peter (1983)
Sihan: Anonymous (1981m)
Sinagoro: Kari & Mala (1977), Kolia (1981), Mareva (1980), Navuru (1973)
Sio: Harding (1967), Harding & Clark (1994)
Siwai: Dawia (1982a, 1982b)
Sko: Takra (1980), Tonte (1980)
Sori: Romanucci-Ross (1985)
Sowanda (Umeda): Gell (1975)
Suabo (Inanwatan): van Oosterhout(1996)
Suau: Lasaro (1975)
Suena: Sali (1983)
Suki: Anonymous (1975a), Anonymous (1977)
Sulka: Jeudy-Ballini (1986, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2004)
Sursurunga: Hodgkin & Olson (1986)
Susuri: Z’graggen (1992)
Tagula (Vanatinai or Sudest): Lepowsky (1993), Madiyu et al. (1987)
Taiap (Gapun): Kulick (1992)
Tairora: Hays (1985, 1992), McElhanon (1974), Watson (1997), Vincent (1973)
Takia: Anonymous (1981a), Derr (1977), Hodgkin & Olson (1986), Kupeng (1981), McSwain (1994), Singirok (1976), Wabei (1977)
Takū: Moyle (2004)
Tangga: Patimos (1983), Voklus (1977)
Tangu: Burridge (1956, 1959a, 1959b, 1960, 1969), Z’graggen (1995)
Tani: Z’graggen (1992)
Tawala: Nekudomesi & Batholomew (1988)
Teanu (Vanikoro): Tua & Lincoln (1979)
Tec: Guiart (1974)
Telefol: Brumbaugh (1984a, 1984b, 1987, 1990), Craig (1990), Futengim (1977, 1981), Healey & Healey (1981), Jorgensen (1986, 1990, 1993), Morren (1991), Quinlivan (1954)
Teop: Terrell & Purupuru (1972)
Tifal: Bercovitch (1996), Boush (1981), Brumbaugh (1987)
Tikopia (a Polynesian outlier in the Solomon Islands): Firth (1961, 2001)
Timbe: McElhanon (1982)
Titan: Chawanin (1977), Fortune (1935), Mead (1930), Samol (1977), Tawali (1977)
Toaripi: Eite (1978), Haro (1978), Huiapo (1978), Kakare (1977), Kakare (1978), Karava (1978a), Karava (1978b), Karava (1978c), Koaru (1974, 1978), Korai (1978), Lavaki (1981), Miva (1978), Opa, Farapo (1971)., Sala (1978), Sarenko (1978), Siari (1978), Thomas (1975)
Tolai (Kuanua): Anonymous (1981j), Bögershausen (1917-1919), Bola (1977), Janssen et al. (1973), Kleintitschen (1924), Meier (1909), Meyer (1910), Laufer (1974-1975), Sack (1997), ToPagur (1982), To Vairop (1977), Valian (1977), Wallom (1977)
Toror: Flassy (1995, 1997)
Tubetube: Grant (1952)
Uaripi: Haro (1978)
Ubir: Kamit (1975)
Ulau-Suain: Wamer (1980)
Ulingan: Z’graggen (1992)
Umanakaina: Jesudason & Jesudason (1990)
Umeda: See Sowanda
Urigina: Z’graggen (1992)
Urii: McElhanon (1974)
Urim: Luoma (1988)
Usu: Anonymous (1981o)
Utu: Z’graggen (1995)
Usurufa: Berndt (1965)
Vangunu: Solomon & Padakana (1995)
Vasui (Tinputz): McElhanon (1982)
Wadaginam: Z’graggen (1992)
Waffa: Stringer (1978)
Wahgi: Anonymous (1981n), Kondwal & Trompf (1982), Okona (1984a), Pok (1981)
Wampar: Fischer (1992, 1994), Sack (1976)
Wandamen: Ongkodharma & Nelwan (1983)
Wando: Tapari (1977)
Wantoat: Kaima (1985)
Wape: See Olo
Wares: Ooserterwal (1961)
Warop: Held (1956, 1957)
Waskia: McSwain (1994), Singirok (1976), Z’graggen (1992)
Waxei (or Wahei): Yamada (1997, 1998)
Wedau: Kahn (1983, 1990)
Weri: Narere (1977)
Wipi: Okona (1984b), Sagere et al. (n.d.)
Wogamusin: Buinklo (1980)
Wogeo: Johnson (1978), Sack (1975), Hogbin (1970), Z’graggen (1995, 1996)
Wom: Dengewe (1980)
Wuvulu-Aua: Ala’u (1977), Kolia (1976)
Wiru: Collier (1975), Clark (1989), Clark (1993), Ogale (1977), Strathern (1983)
Yabim: Paulisbo (1981), Tiesler (1968)
Yabio: Saito (1988)
Yafar: See Amanab
Yagwoia: Mimica (1988)
Yali: Zöllner (1983, 1988)
Yareba: McElhanon (1974)
Yau: Iqinuc et al. (1988a, 1988b)
Yaweyuha: Belalo (1975)
Yessan-Mayo: Foreman & Marten (1985), Koukou (1985)
Yimas: Foley (1986)
Yonggom: Anonymous (1975a)
Yuri: Hanns (1982)
Zia: Kanasa (1983)
Zimakani: Anonymous (1975a)

An annotated bibliography of West New Britain Province folklore

Below is an annotated bibliography of West New Britain Province folklore. See the main bibliography page for more details. Please send comments and corrections to me.

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For a more general bibliography of West New Britain Province, see: A West New Britain Working Bibliography by Dorothy Counts.

Anonymous (1998). Rurumong A Erere Nge Mangseng Okei: Mangseng Language Legends. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, 36 pp., illustrated. This booklet presents 16 legends in the Mangseng Language only. See also Vua et al. (1998). Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this item.
Blythe, Jennifer M. (1992). "Climbing a Mountain without a Ladder: Cosmology and Oral Traditions. Time and Society 1: 13-27. This article discusses the mythology of the Bali-Vitu People.
Blythe, Jennifer [M.] (1995). "Vanishing and Returning Heroes: Ambiguity and Persistent Hope in an Unea Island Legend." Anthropologica 37: 207-228. This article discuses the mythology of the Bali-Vitu People and gives a synopsis of one myth.
Chowning, Martha Ann (1995). “Antagonistic Siblings and Wandering Creators: What Makes a Myth?” Melanesian Manuscript Series 00149, item 1. La Jolla: University of California, San Diego, Melanesian Studies Resource Center, 17 pp. *
Counts, Dorothy (1972). The Kaliai and the Story: Development and frustration in New Britain. Human Organization 31: 373-383. * This article discusses mythology of the Kaliai cargo cults.
Counts, [C.] Dorothy Ayers (1980). Akro and Gagandewa: A Melanesian myth. Journal of the Polynesian Society 89: 33-65. A myth from the Kaliai People.
Counts, C. Dorothy A. [Ayers] (1982). Ol Stori Bilong Laupu [The Tales of Laupu]. Boroko: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 284 pp., illustrated, in English and Tok Pisin. These are stories from the Kaliai People, told by Jakob Mua Laupu, Benedik Solou Laupu, and Maria Sapanga. See also Laupu & Sapanga. Out of print: Part of the book is available on the Web. / Search Amazon.com for this book.
Counts, David & Counts, Dorothy (1985). David and Dorothy Counts New Britain Journal and Films. Unpublished field journals on the Kaliai People. Available at the University of California San Diego Mandeville Library.
Counts, Dorothy Ayers (1994). "Snakes, adulterers, and the loss of paradise in Kaliai." Pacific Studies 17(4): 109-151. This article discusses the mythology of the Kaliai People, and present 4 myths (pp. 126-149).
Goodale, Jane C. (1995). To Sing with Pigs Is Human. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 269 pp., illustrated. This book contains several myths of the Kaulong People. In print!
Guinness, Patrick (1973). Bush and Village: An Analysis of Maututu Nakanai Mythology. Master’s Thesis, University of Sydney, 267 pp. This thesis discusses the mythology of the Lakalai People. *
Hashimoto, Kazuo, ed. (1990). A’alo se’i no anu vaikala Ata [Some Stories in Ata]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Southern Institute of Linguistics, 20 pp. This booklet is about the Pele-Ata People. * Out of print.
Johnston, Raymond L., ed. (1974). La vigilemulimulile pakasa uru me Tulagola [Stories about Big Wallaby and Tulagola the Dog]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Southern Institute of Linguistics. In the Nakanai and English languages, 124 pp. This book is about the Lakalai People. * Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this item.
Johnston, Raymond L. & Johnston, Marilyn, eds. (1972) Magurei: La Vigilimulimulile Magurei (The story of Magurei: a Folk Story from West New Britain). Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 32 pp. with cassette tape. This is in Lakalai and in English. It presents a myth of the Lakalai People. Out of print.
Lattas, Andrew (1992). “Punishment of masks: cargo cults and ideologies of representation in West New Britain.” Canberra Anthropology 15: 69-88. * This article discusses the mythology of the Bali-Vitu People.
Lattas, Andrew (1998). Cultures of Secrecy: Reinventing Race in Bush Kaliai Cargo Cults. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 360 pp., illustrated. This book discusses the mythogy of the Kaliai cargo cults on several pages. Dorothy Ayers Counts & David R. Counts (Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde 46: 323-328, 2000) reviewed this book and were highly critical Lattas’ interpretation and translation. Counts & Counts also criticized Lattas for not citing prior work on the Kaliai cargo cults, especially Counts (1972).
In print!
Lattas, Andrew (2001). “The underground life of capitalism: Space, persons, and money in Bali (West New Britain).” In: Rumsey & Weiner, Emplaced Myth., pp. 161-188. The chapter discusses the mythology of the Bali-Vitu People.
Laupu, Jakob Mua & Sapanga, Maria (n.d.). Akono na Silimala. This is a folktale in Tok Pisin from the Kaliai People. See also Counts (1982).
Maschio, Thomas (1994). To Remember the Faces of the Dead: Plenitude of Memory in Southwestern New Britain. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 245 pp., illustrated. This book contains several myths of the Rauto People. In print!
Maschio, Thomas (1995). Mythic images and objects of myth in Rauto female puberty ritual. In: Lutkehaus, Nancy C. & Roscoe, Paul B. Gender Rituals: Female Initiation in Melanesia. New York: Routledge, pp. 131-161. The texts of two myths are presented in context. In print!
McPherson, Naomi M. (1994). "Legacy of Moro the snake-man in Bariai." Pacific Studies 17(4): 153-181. This article discusses the mythology of the Bariai People and presents several myths.
Rhoads, Jim & Specht, Jim (1980). “Aspects of the Oral History of the Bali-Witu Islands, West New Britain Province.” Oral History 8(8): 10-22. This article presents and discusses 4 myths from the Bali-Vitu (Bali-Witu) People (pp. 11-16, 22).
Specht, Jim (1980). “Aspects of the Oral History of the Bakovi People of West New Britain Province.” Oral History 8(8): 23-54. This article presents 12 myths from the Bola People.
Theng, Judith Helen (1997). Lakalai Tales: An Analysis. M.A. Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, 436 pp., illustrated. This thesis discusses the mythology of the Lakalai People. *
Thurston, William R. (1994). “The Legend of Titikolo: An Anêm Genesis.” Pacific Studies 17(4):183-204. This article discusses the mythology of the Anem People and presents several myths.
Valentine, C. A. (1961). Masks and Men in a Melanesian Society: The Valuku or Tubuan of the Lakalai of New Britain. Kansas: University of Kansas Publications. This book discusses the mythology of the Lakalai People. * Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this book.
Valentine, C. A. (1965). “The Lakalai of New Britain.” In: Lawrence &: Meggitt (1965a), pp. 162-197. This chapter discusses the mythology of the Lakalai People.
van den Berg, René & Bachet, Peter (2006). Vitu Grammar Sketch. Data Papers on New Guinea Languages 51. This paper contains 2 folktales of the Vitu People.
Vua, Eliuda; Dome, Martin M.; Sungtuni, Meilin; Kaiwa, Robert; Birao, Don; Vua, Albert; Poka, Edie; Poka, Lucas; Darius, July; Birao, Delilah; Mota, David; Vua, Moses; Meta, Penias; Meps, Sagima; Omes, Rubi; Boaz, Darius; Pavthai, Lukas; Jon, Martin; Wirum, Alphonse; Mule, Martin; Waismley, Peter; and Langme, Anthon (1998a). Rurumong A Erere Aininga: Mangseng Legends. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, 36 pp., illustrated. This booklet presents 22 legends in the Mangseng Language only. See also Anonymous (1998). Out of print: Search Amazon.com for this item.

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The Time of Darkness Legends

Cargo Cult Myths

Sexuality/Gender and Mythology

Tales that Are Expressly for Children

Major Sources of Texts

Organization by People (or Language)

An annotated bibliography of West New Britain Province folklore