essay

Barter, gift, or violence: an analysis of Tewa inter tribal exchange

social exchange and interaction (46) • Published In 1972 • Pages: 21-45, 137-147

By: Ford, Richard I..

Abstract
This document describes the importance of economic trade transactions between pueblos and between pueblo and other nomadic peoples (with emphasis on the Indians of the plains, especially the Comanche, Ute, Jicarilla Apache, and Navajo). In this study trade relationships are discussed in detail, as well as reasons for trade, the role of the trader in exchange transactions, exchange partners, and the various items circulating in trade.
Subjects
External trade
External relations
Retail marketing
Internal trade
culture
Tewa Pueblos
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2008
Field Date
1962
Coverage Date
1760-1968
Coverage Place
Tewa Pueblos, New Mexico, United States
Notes
Richard I. Ford
Papers presented at a symposium held during the 68th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans, Nov. 21, 1969
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-147)
LCCN
73620540
LCSH
Tewa Indians