Karo: The Life and Fate of a Papuan Tapa blanda - 1982

Canberra; Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies/Australian National University; 1982. paperback in very good condition. 143pp, b/w photos

Canberra: Institue of Papua New Guinea Studies in Association with ANU Press, 1982. xviii, 143pp, index, notes/sourcesbw ills. Or card. Light foxing to top edge. The story of a Papuan man, Karo Araua, born c1900 following the path that led him to the most horrible murders and finally to the gallows in Port Moresby in 1938. A book about murder, prison, clash of cultures and wild men.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Canberra AU: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 1982. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 143 pages, b&w illustrations. The author became interested in Karo Araua when she heard for the first time the 'Song about Karo', the poem in traditional form in which he was the hero. Most writings about Papua New Guinea deal with the successful people who managed the colonial encounter. Karo, hanged in Port Moresby in 1938, was not successful, but his name lives on among his own people. Clean copy. Record # 385976

Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1982 The cover has light wear. The page edges are lightly yellowed with age. 143 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Canberra.: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies.. First Edition.. 1982.. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, xviii + 143pp, notes, index, prior owner's name title page, upper cover corner trifle creased, otherwise a very good paperback copy. "The author became interested in Karo Araua when she heard for the first time the 'Song about Karo', the poem in traditional form in which he was the hero. It was part of her interest in the colonial condition, which was stimulated when she read of the way the lives of those in gaol can throw a great deal of light on the lowly who are also illiterate. Most writings about Papua New Guinea deal with the successful people who managed the colonial encounter. Karo, hanged in Port Moresby in 1938, was not successful, but his name lives on among his own people." Publisher's description. .