Pioneering in the New Guinea 1877-1894
Pioneering in the New Guinea 1877-1894
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Men are bad ; they are wild and passionate, and only think of women as beasts. Many prefer their pig and dog to their wife. I will never, never Digitized by Google ISC LIFE AND WORK IN NEW GUINEA again marry ! I am happy now, and I shall remain as I am.' On another occasion she said : * No Motu man could ever propose for me, the price he would have to give would be much more than any one could ever collect* The price of Keua was as follows : three pigs, one tusk, dresses, two large bundles of s...ago, eighteen arm- shells, and large pieces of dugong and turtle.
Women are much better treated on the coast than they are inland. Inland they are often speared or clubbed to death for the slightest offence. Once when we interfered to save a woman from some men who were running after her to spear her, an old Koiari woman said to us, * Why do you interfere } Don't you know the Koiari man kills his wife when he likes, knowing he will soon* get another? ' On the coast, I fancy, they have too much to do and say, and it is only when they are terribly exasperated that the men beat their women.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Men are bad ; they are wild and passionate, and only think of women as beasts. Many prefer their pig and dog to their wife. I will never, never Digitized by Google ISC LIFE AND WORK IN NEW GUINEA again marry ! I am happy now, and I shall remain as I am.' On another occasion she said : * No Motu man could ever propose for me, the price he would have to give would be much more than any one could ever collect* The price of Keua was as follows : three pigs, one tusk, dresses, two large bundles of s...ago, eighteen arm- shells, and large pieces of dugong and turtle.
Women are much better treated on the coast than they are inland. Inland they are often speared or clubbed to death for the slightest offence. Once when we interfered to save a woman from some men who were running after her to spear her, an old Koiari woman said to us, * Why do you interfere } Don't you know the Koiari man kills his wife when he likes, knowing he will soon* get another? ' On the coast, I fancy, they have too much to do and say, and it is only when they are terribly exasperated that the men beat their women.
What to read after Pioneering in the New Guinea 1877-1894?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Chalmers James to read onlineMoreLess
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