The traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea
By: Patricia May, Margaret Tuckson.
Contributors: Tuckson, Margaret.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: University of Hawaiʻi Press; Crawford House
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Honolulu; Adelaide, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Pottery craft -- Papua New Guinea.; Pottery -- Papua New Guinea.; Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs.
Description: "This book is a survey of the traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea. 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 the pottery and the various approaches to decoration." -- Dust jacket.
Notes: "A CHP production." -- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-366) and index.