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Economics and ritual in sago extraction in Tikopia

Mankind • 4 • Published In 1950 • Pages: 131-143 , plate

By: Firth, Raymond.

Abstract
This is a description of the preparation of sago and related ritual. A brief discussion of 'Sago in the Western Pacific' is included. Firth's conclusions relates sago ritual to the more general function of ritual in the integration of Tikopia society.
Subjects
Food preparation
Organized ceremonial
culture
Tikopia
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
W.W. Stein
Field Date
1928-1929
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
Notes
[by] Raymond Firth
LCSH
Tikopia (Solomon Islands peoples)