ANTHRO 2AC Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Sea Islands, Exact Sciences, Fetishism
11 Oct 2018
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South sea islands coastal populations conquest: papuo-melanesians. Large sea-going canoes used to embark on distant trade expeditions or raids of war and. Inhabitants of the coast and surrounding islands of new guinea. Manufacture centers (pottery, stone implements, canoes, etc. ) Localized due to skill of inhabitants via tribal tradition. Motu of port moresby + tribes of papuan gulf. Motu: travel hundreds of miles, bring pottery and shell ornaments, sometimes stone blades, exchange for sago and heavy dug-outs to construct more heavy canoes. Link east end of new guinea with central coast tribes: annual trading expeditions. Natives of islands and archipelagoes (east end) constant trade w/ one another. Another extensive and highly complex trading system the kula: exerts influence of new guinea and surrounding islands, economic phenomenon + theoretical importance. Should be absolute in candor and ethics: basic standards of contributions to science. Manner + time + degree of observation.
