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What moves the Kula: opening and closing gifts on Woodlark Island
kula : new perspectives on massim exchange • Cambridge • Published In 1983 • Pages: 309-342
By: Damon, Frederick H..
Abstract
This is a study of the nature of the relationship between [n]vags[/n] (opening gifts) and [n]gulugwals[/n] (return gifts), stressing their equivalency and noting how they may be transformed into [n]kitoums[/n] (personally owned valuables) in the context of the [n]kula[/n] exchange. It begins with an overview of Muyuw geography, kinship, and recent history, then proceeds with a detailed functional analysis of the [n]kula[/n] as it operates on the island.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- 1973-1975
- Coverage Date
- 1973-1975
- Coverage Place
- Muyuw, Alcester, Egum Atoll and Laughlan Atoll island groups, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Frederick H. Damon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-548)
- LCCN
- 82004142
- LCSH
- Kula exchange/Massim (Melanesian people)/Commerce, Primitive--Melanesia