Nine Dayak Nights
W.R. Geddes
An account by an Australian anthropologist of his time spent in a remote Bidayuh community in Sarawak in the early 1950s. The purpose of his research was to identify the economic activities of the community and to establish how such activities affected their culture. Much of the book is concerned with Bidayuh folk lore, medicine and traditional religion. 144 pages Please see the scan of the contents page for further details.
Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia
Condition: Very good. Hardcover. The book has been rebound in leather and leatherette with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning throughout.
Published by Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1957, First edition