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The Massim: an introduction
Journal of Pacific History • XVIII (1) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 3-10
By: Young, Michael W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents a brief overview of the history of the maritime Massim region of Papua New Guinea from 1606 to 1981. Although most of the data describes European contact with the people of the region since 1845—by gold prospectors, missionaries, and government officials—a sizeable portion of this work also deals with the interisland trade known as the [n]kula[/n] in which material goods and ceremonial objects are exchanged between trading partners. With the abolition of warfare by the colonial government, the author discusses the effects of pacification on the maritime [n]kula[/n] trade as well as other culture changes that have taken place in Massim society, such as the introduction of schools, hospitals, self-government, etc.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Gift giving
- Exchange transactions
- Accumulation of wealth
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- 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
- article
- 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
- 1845-1981
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael W. Young
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73200598
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Massim (Papua New Guinean people)