Cultural Traditions of the Motu through the Prism of Centuries: Life between Тwo Worlds (New Guinea)
[Kul’turnye traditsii motu cherez prizmu stoletii: zhizn’ mezhdu dvukh mirov (o-v Novaia Gvineia)]
Type of publication: Research Article
Submitted: 11.12.2023
Accepted: 25.06.2024
About author(s)
Niсkolay Miklouho-Maclay | http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5085-1693 | nn@mikluho-maclay.ru | Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (12 Rozhdestvenka St., Moscow, 107031, Russia)
Igor Chininov | http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-5699 | Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences (32a Leninsky prospekt, Moscow, 119991, Russia)
Keywords
Papua New Guinea, Melanesians, Motu, Port Moresby, exchange systems, boatbuilding, pottery, social structure, colonial administration, Miklouho-Maclay, Hanuabada
Abstract
The Motu Melanesians have since ancient times played a significant role in the economic life of many Papuan and Melanesian societies in the coastal regions of the southeast of the New Guinea island. From the late nineteenth century onward, Motu villages experienced considerable influence of colonial administrations. Subsequently, following Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1975, the impact of globalization intensified, causing significant cultural transformation. To date, however, the Motu continue to maintain their strong cultural identity.
Citation
Miklouho-Maclay, N.N., and I.V. Chininov. 2024. Kul’turnye traditsii motu cherez prizmu stoletii: zhizn’ mezhdu dvukh mirov (o-v Novaia Gvineia) [Cultural Traditions of the Motu through the Prism of Centuries: Life between Тwo Worlds (New Guinea)]. Etnograficheskoe obozrenie 4: 205–221. https://doi.org/10.31857/S0869541524040113 EDN: AXWUWC
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