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How they pay their debts

Asia40 • Published In 1940 • Pages: 482-486

By: Du Bois, Cora Alice.

Abstract
This article is concerned with financial and exchange transactions among the Alor. The author describes the major activities for which wealth is expended including funerals, marriages and the building of lineage houses. Most of this material appears also in her book 'The People of Alor' where the descriptions are somewhat more detailed.
Subjects
Renting and leasing
culture
Alorese
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Betty Potash ; 1961
Field Date
1938-1939
Coverage Date
1938-1939
Coverage Place
Atimelang village, Alor Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Notes
By Cora Du Bois
LCSH
Alor (Indonesia)