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Adornment of the Dying
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (21 January 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 21.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informant: Tomwayo Lakwabulo. A brief passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J218, describes the adornment of the dying with valuables, which would be offered by the departed spirit to Topileta, the keeper of the underworld. The i...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (21 January 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 21.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informant: Tomwayo Lakwabulo. A brief passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J218, describes the adornment of the dying with valuables, which would be offered by the departed spirit to Topileta, the keeper of the underworld. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from Raphael Brudo, who mentions th...
Date: 21.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informant: Tomwayo Lakwabulo. A brief passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J218, describes the adornment of the dying with valuables, which would be offered by the departed spirit to Topileta, the keeper of the underworld. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from Raphael Brudo, who mentions that his baby daughter is ill with a type of flu.
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21 January 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Funerals, Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
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Afterlife, Second Death and Reincarnation
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J180, discusses the 'second death' that the baloma, the ancestral spirits, will eventually succumb to, then to be reborn as a flesh-and-blood infant. It is written on the back of reused stationery...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J180, discusses the 'second death' that the baloma, the ancestral spirits, will eventually succumb to, then to be reborn as a flesh-and-blood infant. It is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from M.M., giving news of various acquaintances and referring to the recipient as 'my lov...
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J180, discusses the 'second death' that the baloma, the ancestral spirits, will eventually succumb to, then to be reborn as a flesh-and-blood infant. It is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from M.M., giving news of various acquaintances and referring to the recipient as 'my love.'
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Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Guardian spirits, Trobriand Islanders
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Arrival of a Male Newcomer in the Spirit World
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J192, tells how the departed spirit is greeted by kinsmen carrying food, but female spirits far outnumber male ones. It is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, typed...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J192, tells how the departed spirit is greeted by kinsmen carrying food, but female spirits far outnumber male ones. It is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, typed manuscript describing land tenure of the Mailu people of New Guinea.
Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
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The Bwaga'u Accompanying the Departing Spirit
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J188, discusses how a bwaga'u, or sorcerer, might escort a departing spirit to the underworld. The information is written on the back of a free translation of the Wayugo spell, both the name of a...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J188, discusses how a bwaga'u, or sorcerer, might escort a departing spirit to the underworld. The information is written on the back of a free translation of the Wayugo spell, both the name of a strong vine used in canoe making and of a powerful kind of canoe magic.
Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Witches and witchcraft, Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
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![Death by Tuva [Vegetable Poison]](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1007836xxx/1007836666/1007836666-size-exact-140x0.jpg "Death by Tuva [Vegetable Poison]")
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Death by Tuva [Vegetable Poison]
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J185, discusses death by eating tuva, a vine with a poisonous root; and how its apparently disfiguring effects are why the spirits of those who die this way live in a separate village in the under...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J185, discusses death by eating tuva, a vine with a poisonous root; and how its apparently disfiguring effects are why the spirits of those who die this way live in a separate village in the underworld. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a wedding announcement for Carmen Delprat and P.E. Te...
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J185, discusses death by eating tuva, a vine with a poisonous root; and how its apparently disfiguring effects are why the spirits of those who die this way live in a separate village in the underworld. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a wedding announcement for Carmen Delprat and P.E. Teppema in Melbourne, Australia.
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Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Poisonings, Trobriand Islanders
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Description of a Vayaba
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J193, describes how spirits rejected by the underworld's guardian become a fish -- part shark and part stingray -- and whether such a fish would be killed. The information is written on the back o...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J193, describes how spirits rejected by the underworld's guardian become a fish -- part shark and part stingray -- and whether such a fish would be killed. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter giving news of Charles and Brenda Seligman.
Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
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The Gilela Pond
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Place: Sinaketa. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J190, describes a pond named Gilela at the entrance to the spirit underworld on the island of Tuma, where the departed spirit dries himself with certain leaves to transform into a...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Place: Sinaketa. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J190, describes a pond named Gilela at the entrance to the spirit underworld on the island of Tuma, where the departed spirit dries himself with certain leaves to transform into an actual Baloma. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, typed manuscript describing the...
Date: 18.8.18. Place: Sinaketa. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J190, describes a pond named Gilela at the entrance to the spirit underworld on the island of Tuma, where the departed spirit dries himself with certain leaves to transform into an actual Baloma. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, typed manuscript describing the work habits of the Mailu people of New Guinea.
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Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
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Mixed Information About Baloma
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (17 December 1917) , 2 page(s)
Date: 17.12.17. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informants: Niyova, Kadilakula. A passage in the Trobriand language with interspersed English interpretation, numbered J208, discusses: living men who visit the spirit world of Tuma and return; visits by the baloma, or ancestral spirits, during the milimala harvest festiv...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (17 December 1917) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 17.12.17. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informants: Niyova, Kadilakula. A passage in the Trobriand language with interspersed English interpretation, numbered J208, discusses: living men who visit the spirit world of Tuma and return; visits by the baloma, or ancestral spirits, during the milimala harvest festival; the departed spirit's journey to Tuma by foot across the sea; and relations between the sexes among the perpetually youthful denize...
Date: 17.12.17. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informants: Niyova, Kadilakula. A passage in the Trobriand language with interspersed English interpretation, numbered J208, discusses: living men who visit the spirit world of Tuma and return; visits by the baloma, or ancestral spirits, during the milimala harvest festival; the departed spirit's journey to Tuma by foot across the sea; and relations between the sexes among the perpetually youthful denizens of Tuma. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter, probably from W.B. Alexander, a science abstractor apparently associated with a public library, summarizing agricultural periodicals held by the International Agricultural Institute in Rome.
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Date Written / Recorded
17 December 1917, 1917
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Guardian spirits, Afterlife, Myths and legends, Trobriand Islanders
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Mixed Items of Information About Baloma
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (02 January 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 1-3.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informants: Tomwaya Lakwabulo et al. Two pages containing a passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J214, discuss the progress of the departed spirit, its travel to the underworld, its life there and finally, its transformation in...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (02 January 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 1-3.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informants: Tomwaya Lakwabulo et al. Two pages containing a passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J214, discuss the progress of the departed spirit, its travel to the underworld, its life there and finally, its transformation into an infant to be reincarnated.
Date Written / Recorded
02 January 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
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Race, Language and Culture
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Free Press
Topic / Theme
Ethnographic methodology, Anthropology, Cultural identity, Race relations, Language and linguistics
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