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- catalog abstract ""Nearly a century ago, it was predicted that Kula, the exchange of shell valuables in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea, would disappear. Not only has this prophecy failed to come true but today Kula is expanding beyond these island communities to the mainland and Australia." "This book unveils the many deep motivations and meanings that lie behind the pursuit of Kula. Focusing upon the visually stimulating carved and painted prow boards that decorate canoes used by the Kula voyagers, Campbell argues that these designs comprise layers of encoded meaning. The unique colour associations and other formal elements 'speak' to Vakutans about key emotional issues within their everyday and spiritual lives. How is men's participation in the Kula linked to their desire to achieve immortality? How do the messages conveyed by the canoe boards coverge with those presented in Kula myths and rituals? In what ways do these systems of meaning reveal a male ideology that competes with the prevailing female ideology? Providing an alternative way of understanding the significance of Kula in the Trobriand Islands, The Art of Kula makes an influential new contribution to the ethnography of Papua New Guinea."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12391006.
- catalog coverage "Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Nearly a century ago, it was predicted that Kula, the exchange of shell valuables in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea, would disappear. Not only has this prophecy failed to come true but today Kula is expanding beyond these island communities to the mainland and Australia." "This book unveils the many deep motivations and meanings that lie behind the pursuit of Kula. Focusing upon the visually stimulating carved and painted prow boards that decorate canoes used by the Kula voyagers, Campbell argues that these designs comprise layers of encoded meaning. The unique colour associations and other formal elements 'speak' to Vakutans about key emotional issues within their everyday and spiritual lives. How is men's participation in the Kula linked to their desire to achieve immortality? How do the messages conveyed by the canoe boards coverge with those presented in Kula myths and rituals? In what ways do these systems of meaning reveal a male ideology that competes with the prevailing female ideology? Providing an alternative way of understanding the significance of Kula in the Trobriand Islands, The Art of Kula makes an influential new contribution to the ethnography of Papua New Guinea."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and index.".
- catalog description "List of plates -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I. In the beginning -- 1. 'Before, there was nothing' -- 2. Craftsmen and artists -- 3. The making of a carver -- PART II. The art -- 4. The Kabitam form -- 5. The Kabitam 'animals' -- 6. The Kabitam colours -- 7. The meaning of Kabitam -- PART III. Kula -- 8. The rituals of Kula -- 9. Women of the land, men of the sea -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index".
- catalog extent "xiii, 241 p., [10] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Art of Kula.".
- catalog identifier "1859735134".
- catalog identifier "1859735185 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Art of Kula.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Berg,".
- catalog relation "Art of Kula.".
- catalog spatial "Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands.".
- catalog spatial "Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "305.8/009954/1 21".
- catalog subject "Ethnology Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands.".
- catalog subject "GN671.N5 C36 2002".
- catalog subject "Kula exchange.".
- catalog subject "Sex role Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands.".
- catalog subject "Wood-carving, Papuan Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands.".
- catalog tableOfContents "List of plates -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I. In the beginning -- 1. 'Before, there was nothing' -- 2. Craftsmen and artists -- 3. The making of a carver -- PART II. The art -- 4. The Kabitam form -- 5. The Kabitam 'animals' -- 6. The Kabitam colours -- 7. The meaning of Kabitam -- PART III. Kula -- 8. The rituals of Kula -- 9. Women of the land, men of the sea -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index".
- catalog title "The art of Kula / Shirley F. Campbell.".
- catalog type "text".