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The invention of convention
Mankind • 13 (4) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 330-337
By: Larcom, Joan Clayton.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Larcom …'explores the deployment of an apparently simple art object, the wooden slit-gong…as part of a complex cluster of symbols known as KASTOM (Bislama: custom, tradition). These symbols act as political icons of invention and convention, available for reinterpretation of historical contexts in this new nation, both at the national and local level. Through the illustration of the slit-gong, recent changes in indigenous uses of ethnography and authenticity become visible' (p. 330).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Sociocultural trends
- Cultural identity and pride
- Music
- Musical instruments
- Ethnosociology
- 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
- 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 ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1973-1974, 1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1973-1974, 1981
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mewun, southwest Malekula, Vanuatu
- NotesAdditional notes
- Joan Larcom
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 337)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Malekula (Vanuatu)