The Kiwi Papuans

The Kiwi Papuans of British New Guinea This paper discusses the Kiwi Papuans of British New Guinea, as described in The Kiwi Papuans of British New Guinea, published by MacMillan and Co. in 1970. Anthropologists Gunnar Landtman, P.H.D., lived among them in April 1910 to April 1912, in order to study their anthropology and sociology. The majority of the Kiwi Papuans inhabit the large island of Kiwai, which is about 50 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide. In …

…culture. Whether little seems to be known of them, or they are somewhat a part of the culture, all are firmly believed in and required sufficient consideration when they are come into contact with. There is no direct communication that takes place between these beings and man, but some have the habit of visiting people in dreams. Almost every individual locale among the Kiwai region is believed to be the home of some mythical guardian.