Headhunters, cannibals and missionaries of Solomon Islands / J.M. Menzies.
Publisher: [Frenchs Forest, New South Wales] : J.M. Menzies, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 300 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:- 9780648206200
- 0648206203
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Includes bibliographical references (page 289-291) and index.
Prologue -- Headhunters and cannibals -- The Cropp family -- Becoming a missionary -- Louisa Taylor's marriage to Rev. Allan Herbert Cropp -- Yaws and other unpleasant complaints -- Lotu (church) -- Education of village students -- The children -- Our home -- Skotolan mission students -- Village dress -- Village childbirth and customs -- Mission income and produce -- Our tropical dress -- Mat making and other skills -- Village life -- Music and Christmas celebrations -- Mail and imported goods -- Furlough (leave) -- Rabaul trip -- Leaving Buka Mission Station -- Returning to Australia -- Casino appointment -- Our Lennox Head house -- Bellingen appointment -- Retirement -- List of translations into Petats language.
A memoir by his daughter of the Australian missionary Allan Cropp who in 1921 accepted a call to a mission on Buka in the Solomon Islands. His arrival coincided with a period of headhunting, cannibalism, superstition and witchcraft. The book explores in detail the customs, lifestyle, illness and diseases of the indigenous people, and the changes to these through education during the years from 1922 to 1939. It also describes the European lifestyle of that era, including raising a family on the island and the difficulties of returning to Australian life. The book includes a comprehensive dictionary of Petats and English words compiled by Allan and illustrated by Louisa Cropp.