The Mafulu

Mafulu is the name used for the people of Mambule. They have moved to Port Moresby since the World War II. They live in the Goilala Subdistrict in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. Grouped in communities they have inhabited Auga, Chirima, Dilava and Vanapa river valleys, inland from Yule Island, north of Port Moresby, and south of Mount Albert Edward in the Wharton Range of the central cordillera.

This book is about Mafulu people. It gives detailed information about them. The author provides an overview of their customs, beliefs, tradition, social interactions and behavior. This book is written based on the research conducted in the 1910.

You will read about their physique and character, the way they dress, their daily life, organisation of the community, the way they communicate, legal issues, ceremonies and feasts, marriages and intimate life, entertainment, religion, beliefs and practices, language and other of their culture.

This book is not only interesting for reading because it is about people who are not very known in the world, but because it describes the way they live, their whole history, which gives a great cultural  to this book.