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On the transformation of Muyuw into Woodlark Island: two minutes in December, 1974
Journal of Pacific History • XVIII (1) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 35-56
By: Damon, Frederick H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes the transformational events, both internal and external, that have taken place in Muyuw culture and society from the late nineteenth into the late twentieth centuries. These changes are particularly evident in [n]kula[/n] exchanges, and in socio-cultural relations. A number of native informants provided information.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Gift giving
- Accumulation of wealth
- Names of animals and things
- Life history materials
- Sociocultural trends
- Exchange transactions
- Vegetable production
- Community heads
- Clans
- Woodworking
- 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.
- 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
- 1847-1975
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Muyuw and Egum islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- Frederick H. Damon
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73200598
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Massim (Papua New Guinean people)