The Rope of Moka : Big-men and Ceremonial Exchange in Mount Hagen New Guinea
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521099579
ISBN-13
9780521099578
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 11th, 1975
Print length
284 Pages
Weight
402 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.30 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Anthropology
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In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka, a competitive ceremonial exchange of wealth objects. The exchanges of pigs, shells and other valuables are interpreted as acting as a bond between groups, and as a means whereby individuals, notably the big-men, can maximize their status.
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