The Onge: Negrito Hunter-Gatherers of Little Andaman

The Onge of Little Andaman, numbering a bare 100 now, have for the first time begun to live face to face with outsiders. This has had a significant impact on their life and culture. This monograph is the outcome of a close study of the Onge by anthropologist Basu who spent over five years on the islands. It covers aspects of Onge social organization, family and kinship systems, material culture, economy, habits and ways, administration and welfare, and should prove useful to scholars, researchers administrators and planners interested in the study and development of tribal communities.