Abstract
This paper examines the fractal elaborations or self-scaling of the botanical imagery of base, body, tip and fruit which recur throughout Trobriand island culture. This sequence lays out the form of action scenarios including the logic of indigenous personal agency.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology |
Editors | Ton Otto and Nils Bubandt |
Place of Publication | Chichester, UK |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 150-173 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9781444333237 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |