essay
Kula on Kitava
Kula : new perspectives on Massim exchange • Cambridge, U.k. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 249-273
By: Scoditti, Giancarlo M. G., Leach, Jerry W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
After a brief introduction presenting an excellent culture summary of Kitava ethnography, Scoditti describes in detail variations in Kula practices as observed within the three major regions of the island -- Kumwagea, Lalela, and Okabulula. General participation in the Kula by the inhabitants of Kitava Island is described first then there is a description of each region's role in the institution. This latter section discusses overseas partners in the exchange system, as well as the items circulating in the trade. This article also describes other internal uses of valuables on the island such as in marriage, as payments for canoe building, and in the acquisition of knowledge of sorcery and Kula magic. The work concludes with a brief description of symbolism in the Kula.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Gift giving
- Travel
- Boats
- Accumulation of wealth
- Gender status
- Social relationships and groups
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Trobriands
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kitava Island, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Giancarlo M. G. Scoditti and Jerry W. Leach
- Bibliography will be found in 36: Leach, Information Sources Listed in Other Works (113)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 82004142
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trobriand Islanders