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Botabalu: a Trobriand chieftainess

Mankind • 2 • Published In 1940 • Pages: 270-273

By: Austen, Leo.

Abstract
This article consists mainly of the text of a chief's proclamation lifting the taboo on a sacred spring. The proclamation summarizes the legendary origin of the sacredness of this spring and gives the reason for the lifting of the taboo. The opening paragraphs identify the chief in terms of his own genealogy.
Subjects
Sacred objects and places
Avoidance and taboo
Ethnogeography
culture
Trobriands
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Arthur Fields
Field Date
1931-1935
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Gumilababa village, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea
Notes
[by] Leo Austen
LCSH
Trobriand Islanders