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A page labeled 'Field Notes 487-492' introduces nine pages of handwritten notes on fishing and maritime trading, including: the cultural role; a map of the Trobriand Islands with numerous labels in indigenous text; fishing expeditions; fishing magic; a diagram of canoe arrangements; fishing and inland trading; and the Kula maritime trading cycle. They are written on the back of various reused stationery, including: partial typed notes on field me... A page labeled 'Field Notes 487-492' introduces nine pages of handwritten notes on fishing and maritime trading, including: the cultural role; a map of the Trobriand Islands with numerous labels in indigenous text; fishing expeditions; fishing magic; a diagram of canoe arrangements; fishing and inland trading; and the Kula maritime trading cycle. They are written on the back of various reused stationery, including: partial typed notes on field methodology; a partial, written letter from the Seligmans; a partial, typed manuscript on the Mailu of southern New Guinea; and letterhead from the London School of Economics. Show more Show less

Two handwritten pages contain notes on fishing practices and magic of the Trobriand Islanders associated with sharks, with a small sketch of a fish hook, plus a brief list of crops they raise. Some of the notes are crossed out in black or red pencil. The notes are written on the back of, and even in the margins of, a typed, unsigned letter from a physician in Port Moresby, New Guinea, advising Malinowski on the treatment of intestinal parasites.

A page headed 'Fishing Terms' contains a brief, handwritten list of words in indigenous text with English definitions. It is written on the back of a partial, handwritten letter from Brenda Seligman.

Notes written on the backs of other documents; Dobe; the piecing together of Dobe; dyes used.