The Rope of Moka
Andrew Strathern
Cambridge University Press, 1975
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In the Mount Hagen area of central New Guinea, warfare has been replaced since the arrival of the Europeans by a vigorous development of moka, a competitive ceremonial exchange of wealth objects. The exchanges of pigs, shells and other valuables are interpreted as acting as a bond between groups, and as a means whereby individuals, notably the big-men, can maximize their status.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521099578
- ISBN-10
- 0521099579
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1975
- Publication date
- 1975-09-11
- Pages
- 284
- Dimensions
- 230x153x15
- Weight
- 402