Hiri trade voyages
E281757
Hiri trade voyages were traditional long-distance canoe expeditions by Motu people of Papua New Guinea, undertaken to exchange clay pots and other goods with Gulf communities across the Gulf of Papua.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiri trade voyages canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Hiri trade voyages Context triple: [Hiri Motu, namedAfter, Hiri trade voyages]
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Indian Ocean trade network
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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South Atlantic trade routes
South Atlantic trade routes are key maritime corridors connecting South America, Africa, and Europe, vital for the movement of commercial shipping, resources, and naval operations across the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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E.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hiri trade voyages Target entity description: Hiri trade voyages were traditional long-distance canoe expeditions by Motu people of Papua New Guinea, undertaken to exchange clay pots and other goods with Gulf communities across the Gulf of Papua.
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A.
Indian Ocean trade network
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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B.
South Atlantic trade routes
South Atlantic trade routes are key maritime corridors connecting South America, Africa, and Europe, vital for the movement of commercial shipping, resources, and naval operations across the South Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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D.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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E.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canoe voyage
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cultural practice ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ maritime trade route ⓘ traditional trade expedition ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Hiri Moale Festival ⓘ |
| continuedUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
basis for Hiri Moale Festival
ⓘ
central to Motu identity ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
colonial economic changes
ⓘ
introduction of modern transport ⓘ |
| destination | Papuan Gulf villages ⓘ |
| directionOutbound | westward from Port Moresby area to Papuan Gulf ⓘ |
| directionReturn | eastward back to Motu villages ⓘ |
| documentedBy | anthropologists studying Papuan Gulf trade ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Papua New Guinean oral histories ⓘ |
| economicFunction |
long-distance exchange of goods
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redistribution of food resources ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important traditional practice of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| languageContext | Motu language ⓘ |
| location | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| mainCommodityExported |
ceramic pots
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clay pots ⓘ |
| mainCommodityImported |
canoe logs
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sago ⓘ shell valuables ⓘ |
| mainParticipants | Motu trading parties ⓘ |
| navigationalEnvironment |
Papua Gulf region
ⓘ
surface form:
coastal waters of Gulf of Papua
open sea ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Motu leaders ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Hiri Motu language
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surface form:
Austronesian-speaking Motu
Motu people ⓘ |
| preparationInvolved |
construction of large lagatoi canoes
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rituals and divination ⓘ |
| region | Gulf of Papua ⓘ |
| risk |
dangerous sea conditions
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loss of canoes and lives ⓘ |
| season | southeast trade wind season ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
creation of intercommunity alliances
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maintenance of kinship ties ⓘ |
| startingPoint |
Hanuabada
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Motu villages near Port Moresby ⓘ |
| timePeriod | precolonial era ⓘ |
| tradingPartners |
Elema people
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Gulf communities ⓘ peoples of the Papuan Gulf ⓘ |
| transport | lagatoi sailing canoes ⓘ |
| vesselTypeUsed | lagatoi ⓘ |
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Subject: Hiri trade voyages Description of subject: Hiri trade voyages were traditional long-distance canoe expeditions by Motu people of Papua New Guinea, undertaken to exchange clay pots and other goods with Gulf communities across the Gulf of Papua.
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