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PREFACE.

SOURCES OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION.

DECORATIVE ART OF BRITISH NEW GUINEA.

I.—Torres Straits and Daudai.

II.—The Fly River.

III.—The Papuan Gulf.

IV.—The Central District.

V.—The Massim District.

VI.—Relation of the Decorative Art to the Ethnology of British New Guinea.

THE MATERIAL OF WHICH PATTERNS ARE MADE.

I.—The Decorative Transformation and Transference of Artificial Objects.

II.—The Decorative Transformation Of Natural Objects.

THE REASONS FOR WHICH OBJECTS ARE DECORATED.

I. Art.

II. Information or Communication.

III. Wealth.

IV. Magic and Religion.

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF STUDYING DECORATIVE ART.

I. Application of Biological Deductions to Designs.

II. The Geographical Distribution of Animals and of Designs.

III. General Remarks on the Method of Study.

EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.

INDEX.