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Kula in Vakutaessay 1983 • Campbell, Shirley F.
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
Campbell describes details of the operation of Kula transactions on Vakuta Island which seem to indicate a somewhat different picture than that of the 'simple exchange' mentioned by Malinowski...Attaining rankessay 1983 • Campbell, Shirley F.
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
Based on data obtained from field work on Vakuta Island, this article presents information on the criteria used in classifying Kula shells, how these shells are arranged into ranking categorie...