Apotropaic 'jeru'of the Yafi, West New Guinea

Corbey, R.H.A. (2025)

Article / Letter to editor

An analysis of apotropaic (i.e., evil- or sickness-averting) shield-shaped objects, or 'jeru',  from the Yafi (aka Jafi) area in the Keerom River headwaters of West New Guinea.

• funerary ritual
• Papuans
• New Guinea

• All authors: Corbey, R.H.A.
• Date: 2025
• Journal: Tribal Art Magazine
• Volume: 2025
• Issue: Spring
• Pages: 92 - 101