essay

'A world of made is not a world of born': doing kula in Kiriwina

kula : new perspectives on massim exchangeCambridge, U.K. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 147-170

By: Weiner, Annette B..

Abstract
In this paper Weiner examines the functional role of the Kula on Kiriwina Island, analyzing the processes of transformation underlying internal change. The article contains information on the organization of control and use rights to land by the DALA (lineage), the distribution of yams and other forms of women's wealth (e.g., bundles of banana leaves and skirts), the circulation of men's valuables in the form of axe blades (BEKU), the methods of transacting Kula on Kiriwina, and the power structure on the island, with particular reference to the chiefs.
Subjects
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Property system
Real property
Borrowing and lending
Gift giving
Status, role, and prestige
Accumulation of wealth
Lineages
Community heads
culture
Trobriands
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
ca. 1971-1981
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea
Notes
[by] Annette B. Weiner
Bibliography will be found in 36: Leach, Information Sources Listed in Other Works (113)
LCCN
82004142
LCSH
Trobriand Islanders