essay

Production and reproduction of key resources among the Tiwi of North Australia

resource managers : north american and australian hunter-gatherersBoulder, Colo. • Published In 1982 • Pages: 197-210

By: Goodale, Jane C. (Jane Carter).

Abstract
This article identifies and discusses linkages between sexual division of labor and local knowledge of the pysical enviroment among the Tiwi of northern Australia. It shows how this connection is reproduced from generation to generation as invidual men and women participated in a series of rituals relating to the production and consumption of a somewhat 'toxic' variety of yam called kulama.
Subjects
Division of labor by gender
Conception
Gender status
Collecting
Vegetable production
Ethics
Cultural goals
culture
Tiwi
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Australia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2007
Field Date
1954
Coverage Date
1900-1954
Coverage Place
Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Notes
Jane C. Goodale
Includes bibliographical references (p.209-210)
LCCN
81015992
LCSH
Tiwi (Australian people)