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Trading expedition in northern New Guinea

Oceania5 (4) • Published In 1935 • Pages: 375-407 , plates

By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.

Abstract
Trade between the Schouten Islands and the opposite New Guinea coast is an important adjunct to the Wogeo economy. A trading expedition involves the building of canoes by the entire community, the accumulation of trading goods, the performance of magical rites, and the exchange of gifts between trading partners. This paper recounts each step of the undertaking as well as providing information on navigation and the principal trading commodities.
Subjects
Shipbuilding
External trade
Travel
Navigation
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Magic
culture
Wogeo
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
article
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
LCCN
38017490
LCSH
Vokeo Island (Papua New Guinea)