essay
'A world of made is not a world of born': doing kula in Kiriwina
kula : new perspectives on massim exchange • Cambridge, U.K. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 147-170
By: Weiner, Annette B..
Abstract
In this paper Weiner examines the functional role of the Kula on Kiriwina Island, analyzing the processes of transformation underlying internal change. The article contains information on the organization of control and use rights to land by the DALA (lineage), the distribution of yams and other forms of women's wealth (e.g., bundles of banana leaves and skirts), the circulation of men's valuables in the form of axe blades (BEKU), the methods of transacting Kula on Kiriwina, and the power structure on the island, with particular reference to the chiefs.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- ca. 1971-1981
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Annette B. Weiner
- Bibliography will be found in 36: Leach, Information Sources Listed in Other Works (113)
- LCCN
- 82004142
- LCSH
- Trobriand Islanders