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Human relations and language in a Papuan-speaking tribe of southern Bougainville, Solomon Islands: an essay on methodology
Studies in the anthropology of Bougainville, Solomon Islands • 29 (2) • Published In 1949 • Pages: 38
By: Oliver, Douglas L..
Abstract
This study discusses the political organization of the Siwai, beginning with a semantic analysis finding three distinct meanings of the word for a Siwai big man. One is a respectful form of address for elders within one's kin group. A second refers to people who have wealth in one or all of its various forms: land, crops, pigs, shell money, and ownership of a men's house. The third and perhaps most significant meaning relates to a person's ability to initiate and organize work in preparation for "social-climbing" feasts. The second part of the document is a detailed, day-by-day account of the preparations for one such feast.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2014
- Field Date
- 1938-1939
- Coverage Date
- 1938-1939
- Coverage Place
- southern Bougainville, North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- By Douglas L. Oliver
- Peabody Expedition to Bougainville, Solomon Islands
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 38)
- LCCN
- 49010695
- LCSH
- Siuai (Papuan people)