An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders: The Alfred Bühler Collection, Museum der Kulturen, Basel

Ohnemus, Sylvia. An Ethnology of the Admiralty Islanders: The Alfred Bühler Collection, Museum der Kulturen, Basel. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1998. First printing. Quarto. XI, [1], 430pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. In 1931-32, Alfred Bühler (1900-81), who for many years was director of the Museum of Ethnology and the Swiss Museum of European Folklife, in Basel, assembled a unique collection documenting the culture of the Admiralty Islanders. The Admiralty Islands are located on the northern edge of the region of Melanesia, and today constitute the Manus Province of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. In this book, commissioned by the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, the author presents the results of Alfred Bühler’s collecting and study expedition, which she complements with her own contributions based on information gathered in the field. This work is extensively illustrated throughout with 462 b/w and color figs. Minor age-toning along edges of dust-jacket and paper margin. Previous owner’s blind stamp on title page (Norman Hurst). DJ, binding and interior in overall good+ to very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (34976) $75