Trobriand Islanders
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The Trobriand Islanders are an Indigenous Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea’s Trobriand Islands, renowned in anthropology for their complex social systems, matrilineal kinship, and ceremonial exchange practices like the Kula ring.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
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Melanesian ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
canoe decoration
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dance and song ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| ceremonialObject |
mwali armbands
ⓘ
soulava necklaces ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
administered by Australia during 20th century
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brought under German colonial rule in late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
NERFINISHED
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Sex and Repression in Savage Society NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | horticulture ⓘ |
| ethnicRegion | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exchangeSystem |
Kula ring
NERFINISHED
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gimwali barter ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Kula ring
NERFINISHED
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anthropological case studies of sexuality ⓘ ceremonial exchange ⓘ complex mortuary rituals ⓘ cricket ritual adaptations ⓘ yam exchanges ⓘ |
| inheritanceRule | matrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem |
matrilineal clans
ⓘ
matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Kilivila language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massim region
NERFINISHED
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Milne Bay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageRule | exogamy by clan ⓘ |
| partOf | Independent State of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeadership |
big men
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hereditary chiefs ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestor veneration
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magic and sorcery practices ⓘ spirit beliefs ⓘ |
| residencePattern | avunculocal tendencies ⓘ |
| ritual |
Kula expeditions
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harvest rituals ⓘ mortuary feasts ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
chiefdoms
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clan-based society ⓘ matrilineal lineages ⓘ |
| stapleCrop |
taro
ⓘ
yam ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Annette Weiner
NERFINISHED
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Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsistenceActivity |
fishing
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sago gathering ⓘ |
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