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A dart match in Tikopia

Oceania • 1 (1) • Published In 1930 • Pages: 64-96

By: Firth, Raymond.

Abstract
In this article Firth discusses the actual throwing techniques employed in the dart match, the methods of scoring, the ceremonies performed to obtain victory, the songs composed on victory or defeat, and the importance of the sport itself and the function it performs.
Subjects
Games
culture
Tikopia
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Ethnologist-5
Analyst
Alice McCloskey
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
Notes
[by] Raymond Firth
LCSH
Tikopia (Solomon Islands peoples)