Book
From Muyuw to the Trobriands: transformations along the northern side of the Kula Ring
University of Arizona Press • Tucson, Ariz. • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Damon, Frederick H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work examines the kula ring and cultural relationships in the Northern Massim region (northern maritime Milne Bay province), New Guinea—specifically on Muyuw (Woodlark) and the Trobriand islands. An attempt is made to explain these relationships "…by using the relational perspective common to structuralism and world-system theory" (p. xi). As part of the analysis, a general ethnography of the region is provided. Specific information is given for: calendric transformations and social discontinuity; native concepts of time and value; Muyuw culture history; social relations and social order on Muyuw; and a comparison of Muyuw-Trobriand political, social, and cultural forms.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Cultural participation
- Vegetable production
- Settlement patterns
- Status, role, and prestige
- Lineages
- Clans
- Cult of the dead
- Magic
- Ethnogeography
- Gift giving
- Exchange transactions
- Fishing gear
- Regulation of marriage
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Northeastern Massim
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- 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.
- 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
- 1973-1975, 1982
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1914-1982
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Frederick H. Damon
- Includes bibliographical references (p.[265]-273) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90035337
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Massim (Papua New Guinea people)--Social life and customs/Kula exchange/Social structure--Papua New Guinea--Trobriand Islands