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Exchange in the social structure of the Orokaiva: traditional and emergent ideologies in the northern district of Papua
C. Hurst • London • Published In 1973 • Pages:
By: Schwimmer, Eric G..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source examines 'exchange cycles' among the Mountain Orokaiva. An 'exchange cycle' as defined within includes three pairs of elements: (a) the basic elements placed in opposition; (b) the objects of exchange entering the transaction on each side; (c) the mediating objects or acts that may be interposed as a prestation move from one exchange partner to the other. Models of exchange cycles, which the author develops 'on the basis of his understanding of indigenous thought patterns,' are then used in an attempt to explain various social institutions among the Orokaiva.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External trade
- Exchange transactions
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Mythology
- Property
- Ethnobotany
- Gift giving
- Interpersonal relations
- Inter-community relations
- Settlement patterns
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Orokaiva
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Melanesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- David Sherwood ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1966-1967
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- late nineteenth century-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mountain Orokaiva (Villages of Inonda, Hohorita and Sivepe), Popondetta Sub-District, Northern District, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Erik Schwimmer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-235) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75306146
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Orokaiva (Papua New Guinea people)