The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

This re-examination of the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea, the people described in Malinowski?s classic ethnographic work of the early 20th century, provides a balanced view of the society from a male and female perspective, including coverage of new discoveries about the importance of woman?s work and wealth in the society.

Foreword

vii

(4)

Acknowledgments

xi

(8)

List of Illustrations

xix

Introduction

1

(16)

A Sacred Place

1

(3)

Ethnographic Comparisons

4

(6)

Trobriand History, Geography, and Language

10

(3)

Trobrianders Today

13

(4)

1 The Trobrianders: Past and Present

17

(16)

A Tragic Return

17

(2)

Earlier Times

19

(4)

Expectation and Disappointment

23

(2)

A History of Resisting Change

25

(2)

An Extraordinary Discovery

27

(6)

2 Death and the Work of Mourning

33

(18)

Uwelasi's Death

33

(3)

"Owners" and "Workers"

36

(3)

The Threat of Sorcery

39

(2)

"Carrying" the Dead Person

41

(2)

Keeping the Dead Alive

43

(8)

3 Fathers and Matrilineality

51

(14)

Interrupted Sleep

51

(2)

Birth and Ancestors

53

(3)

The Other Matrilineage

56

(2)

A Father's Care

58

(3)

"Hard Words"

61

(4)

4 Youth and Sexuality

65

(16)

Waiting and Watching

65

(1)

Adolescent Sexuality

66

(3)

Seduction with Magic

69

(2)

Choosing One Lover

71

(2)

Looking for a Spouse

73

(4)

Eating Yams Together

77

(4)

5 Marriage and the Politics of Yams

81

(16)

Yam Gardens

81

(3)

Yams as Wealth

84

(2)

The First Exchanges at Marriage

86

(2)

Yams and Sexuality

88

(3)

Women and the Politics of Yam Exchanges

91

(2)

Men and Their Yam Houses

93

(4)

6 Chiefs and Hierarchy

97

(14)

A Chief's Visit

97

(2)

What the Ancestors Brought

99

(4)

The Differences Yams Make

103

(3)

Finding Wives

106

(2)

Power and Fear

108

(3)

7 Men Working for Women

111

(14)

Harvest Competitions

111

(5)

Death and Women's Wealth

116

(3)

The Need for Bundles

119

(6)

8 The Regeneration of Matrilineality

125

(14)

The Women's Mortuary Distribution

125

(2)

Fathers and Daughters

127

(1)

The Bundle Distribution

128

(4)

The End of Lisaladabu

132

(2)

The Regeneration of Matrilineal Identity

134

(5)

9 Kula and the Search for Fame

139

(20)

"Argonauts" on Kula Voyages

139

(6)

The Basis of Kula: Ceremonial or Utilitarian

145

(1)

Kula in Historical Perspective

146

(2)

Working for Kula

148

(4)

The Circulation of a Kitomu

152

(2)

The Meaning of Kula

154

(5)

10 Conclusion

159

(10)

The Power in Objects

159

(4)

The Pathos in Objects

163

(2)

Tradition and Change

165

(4)

Glossary of Kiriwina Words and Anthropological Terms

169

(4)

References Cited

173

(8)

Films about the Trobriand Islands

181

(2)

Index

183

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