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The birth and growth of a Polynesian women's exchange networkarticle 1995 • Small, Cathy
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This is an article on the history of women tapa cloth manufacturing and exchange groups, called KAUTAHA, which first appeared in the early 1900s. Small discusses the expanding network of exchanges in womens' prestige goods in the region and more rece...