greetings

Two unidentified Maori women performing a hongi greeting. Image taken circa 1909 by William Archer Price. Price Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library — Two unidentified Maori women performing a hongi greeting. Image taken circa 1909 by William Archer Price. Price Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library

Smell you later

May 04, 2020

Smell used to play a much more obvious role in human greeting rituals. What happened?

Greetings from New Guinea

July 12, 2017

Greetings from New Guinea

In a 1977 paper, a "human ethologist" described some of the greeting forms used in Papua New Guinea.