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Systems of areal integration: some considerations based on the Admiralty Islands of northern Melanesia
Anthropological forum • 1 (1) • Published In 1963 • Pages: 56-97
By: Schwartz, Theodore.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper, Schwartz examines the degree of regional (he uses the term 'areal') integration of groups occupying Manus Province (formerly the Admiralty Islands.) He argues that the entire archipelago constitutes a single 'areal' culture, which connects the Manus, Usiai, and Matankor ethnic groups. He discusses in detail how these groups were linked by trade and a system of ceremonial exchanges, and also warfare.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Gift giving
- External trade
- Status, role, and prestige
- Kin relationships
- Lineages
- Clans
- Territorial hierarchy
- External relations
- Warfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Manus
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1953-1954
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1884-1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- Theodore Schwartz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-97)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73647847
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Manus (Papua New Guinea people)