The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

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