essay
On pigs of the Mbotgote in Malekula
Vanuatu : politics, economics and ritual in island Melanesia • Sydney • Published In 1981 • Pages: 173-188
By: Funabiki, Takeo.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Funabiki describes Mbotgote pig management in south Malekula, concentrating on two major themes: (1) the categorization of pigs, and (2) the efficiency of raising pigs. In discussing pig management from a functional viewpoint the author believes that it is necessary to take metaphysical as well as physical factors into consideration.'As a means of producing food protein the total complex is both unnecessary and inefficient. But if the ritual context and social role of hierarchy be brought into consideration, the total complex can be seen to serve a social function in an 'efficient' manner '(p. 16).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Domesticated animals
- Applied animal science
- Diet
- Price and value
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Malekula
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- 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
- essay
- 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 ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1975-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mbotgote, south Malekula, Vanuatu
- NotesAdditional notes
- Takeo Funabiki
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 188)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81065767
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Malekula (Vanuatu)