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love is made in New Guinea
13 III • Natives who grow crops of hair—A word or two about the women—Duties of married women—How they carry their babes, and the philosophy of childhood • 25 IV • Concerning love and grief—How love is made in New Guinea, and some of the charms used to ensure love and constancy—The grief of a New Guinea widow • 37 V • Some native dances and queer costumes—Novel blackmailing methods—Woman’s vanity and a censured dance • 48 VI • Outrigger Canoes, their appearance and construction—The famous Lakatois—How the natives catch their fish; and a few words about fish that climb trees—A trip down the coast, and an unpleasant experience • 57 PART II •
— from The Savage South Seas by E. Way (Ernest Way) Elkington

love is made in New Guinea
AT KWATO, BRITISH NEW GUINEA section CHAPTER IV Concerning love and grief—How love is made in New Guinea, and some of the charms used to ensure love and constancy—The grief of a New Guinea widow.
— from The Savage South Seas by E. Way (Ernest Way) Elkington


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