Book
Hunting and gathering: the forage economy of the Siwai of Bougainville
Development Studies Centre, Australian National University • (6) • Published In 1977 • Pages: vi, 28
By: Connell, John.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses Siwai hunting and gathering activities that supplement their agricultural economy and diet. Combining information from both original fieldwork and earlier studies, it shows the gradual decline of pig hunting, from a grand communal affair to an uncommon, individual pursuit of little economic, dietary, or ritual importance. Opossums, however, remain essential for feasts and ceremonies. Other species hunted include rats, flying foxes, several species of birds, turtles and crocodiles. Siwais living near coastal areas also fish. The two principal gathered foods are canarium nuts that are consumed and traded locally, and sago palm which is processed to make flour and has been used in the past as a famine food.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Fauna
- Collecting
- Fowling
- Hunting and trapping
- Fishing
- Arboriculture
- Food preparation
- Diet
- Price and value
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Siwai
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1976, 1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1938-1976
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern Bougainville, North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- John Connell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-28)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78304058
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Siuai (Papuan people)--Economic conditions
- Hunting and gathering societies--Papua New Guinea--Bougainville Island