Book
The father chooses his heir: A family dispute over succession in Wogeo, New Guinea
Australian Medical Publishing Company • Sydney • Published In 1940 • Pages:
By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.
Abstract
This is a story of a dispute engendered by the latent antagonism between a polygamous clan headman and his first born son over the matter of succession. The immediate cause of the dispute was the father's decision to marry his daughter to someone she disliked. This prompted the son to take his sister's side. The emotional reaction of the disputants, and of the community, as the conflict progressed is told in a continuous narrative.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field Date
- 1934
- Coverage Date
- 1934
- Coverage Place
- Vokeo Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- By H. Ian Hogbin
- Since the status and powers of the community headman is derived from his position as the clan head, all references to the headman are marked for 618.
- Reprinted from OCEANIA, September 1940, Vol. 11, no. 1
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Vokeo Island (Papua New Guinea)