essay
Bond-friendship in Tikopia
custom is king : essays presented to r. r. marett • London, England • Published In 1936 • Pages: 259-269
By: Firth, Raymond.
Abstract
This article explains the purpose of this institutionalized form of friendship found in Tikopia, and the functions it performs in the social life of the two people it joins. Individual cases of bond friendship are cited, and incidents of strange origins and betrayals are mentioned.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Alice McCloskey
- Field Date
- 1928-1929
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
- Notes
- [by] Raymond Firth
- LCSH
- Tikopia (Solomon Islands peoples)