Kula in Vakuta
essay 1983 Campbell, Shirley F.

TrobriandsOceania > 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 rank
essay 1983 Campbell, Shirley F.

TrobriandsOceania > 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...