大学共同利用機関法人 人間文化研究機構　国立民族学博物館

Innumerable large and small islands speckle the oceans that cover almost all of Oceania. Here lived peoples highly skilled in navigation and the growing of root crops. The “Human dispersal into Oceania”, “Living off the sea”, and “Living on islands” sections present the varied skills required to sustain life on islands with limited natural resources. “Contact with the outside world” and “Expressions of indigenous identity” explore how local traditions have been maintained and developed in the midst of encounters with other cultures from other places.