ECONOMIC WAY OF INHABITANTS OF VILLAGES OF GORENDU, BONGU AND GUMBU (NEW Guinea) IN MODERN REALITIES (ON MATERIALS FIELD RESEARCHES)

Summary. In April – May, 2019 research expedition of Fund of a name of Miklukho-Maclay continued complex field works in several villages on the bank of Maclay (New Guinea). The ethnographic part included studying of modern economic way of Papuans bongu (bonguanets) and its korellyation with the corresponding traditions of the past centuries. It allows to reveal authentic elements in this sphere of activity and as it is reflected in other cultural aspects are how steady. Keywords. New Guinea, Maclay's Coast, bonguanets, traditional economy, agriculture...