Anthropology 1025F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Potlatch, Kula Ring
29 Apr 2015
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The transfer of something between at least two persons, groups or institutions. Food to family and group members, gifts for special occasions such as weddings or money. Cultural rules about what, where, when, how and why things are exchanged. Gift and reciprocity: to get something without the exception of getting something else back. Movement of goods as a form of wealth: it is about exchanges between groups example a leader in a pooling group. In terms of balanced exchange there is social ties. On the other hand, unbalanced exchange making a pro t overrides social relationships. Balanced exchange where giving back reciprocity is expected: example the kula ring. In terms of the indigenous people, they take pride in their history. A potlatch is a gift-giving feast practiced by indigenous peoples of the paci c northwest coast of canada and the united states, among whom it is traditionally the primary economic system. This includes the heiltsuk, haida, nuxalk, tlingit, makah,
