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Tikopia Symbolic Behaviour
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (1970) , 50 page(s)
Typewritten notes for various lectures or seminars on interpretation of Tikopia society, Includes symbolism, linguistics, religion, and kinship. Various dates.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (1970) , 50 page(s)
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Typewritten notes for various lectures or seminars on interpretation of Tikopia society, Includes symbolism, linguistics, religion, and kinship. Various dates.
Date Written / Recorded
1970
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Tikopia
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Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Tikopia Totemism, Sept. 6, 1978
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (06 September 1978) , 5 page(s)
Five pages contain hand-written outline notes on Tikopian totemism and associated entities for use in Firth's seminars on interpretations of Tikopia society at the University of Auckland. There is substantial additional annotation in blue and red marker. The fifth page contains a diagram in blue marker, untitled....
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Interpretations of Tikopia Society) (London, England) (06 September 1978) , 5 page(s)
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Five pages contain hand-written outline notes on Tikopian totemism and associated entities for use in Firth's seminars on interpretations of Tikopia society at the University of Auckland. There is substantial additional annotation in blue and red marker. The fifth page contains a diagram in blue marker, untitled. It features the triangle and circle symbols commonly used in kinship charts and is labeled almost exclusively in indigenous text, proba...
Five pages contain hand-written outline notes on Tikopian totemism and associated entities for use in Firth's seminars on interpretations of Tikopia society at the University of Auckland. There is substantial additional annotation in blue and red marker. The fifth page contains a diagram in blue marker, untitled. It features the triangle and circle symbols commonly used in kinship charts and is labeled almost exclusively in indigenous text, probably proper names, but with some English page references to Firth's works 'History and Traditions of Tikopia' and 'We the Tikopia.'
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Date Written / Recorded
06 September 1978, 1978
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ephemera
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Genealogy, Totemism, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Tikopia: Treating Illness
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Sickness and Cure: Rough Notes) (London, England) (1939) , 44 page(s)
Typewritten and handwritten descriptions of Tikopia treatments for illness include laying on of hands and chants. Also discusses belief that illness is caused by intercourse between humans and gods, or gods interfering with human affairs. Includes Pa Fenuatara's description of his own illness and its cure by anoin...
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Sickness and Cure: Rough Notes) (London, England) (1939) , 44 page(s)
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Typewritten and handwritten descriptions of Tikopia treatments for illness include laying on of hands and chants. Also discusses belief that illness is caused by intercourse between humans and gods, or gods interfering with human affairs. Includes Pa Fenuatara's description of his own illness and its cure by anointment with oil and chants. Firth also recounts the illness and attempted suicide of a chief. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Chieftains, Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, General medical conditions, Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Tikopia Visit England
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Other Tikopia Field Notes, Tikopia in England) (London, England) (1980) , 20 page(s)
Date: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981. A tablet contains handwritten notes on visits to England by various Tikopia.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Other Tikopia Field Notes, Tikopia in England) (London, England) (1980) , 20 page(s)
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Date: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981. A tablet contains handwritten notes on visits to England by various Tikopia.
Date Written / Recorded
1980
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Tikopia
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Tikopia Voyages
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Canoe Technology) (London, England) (1950) , 4 page(s)
Handwritten notes on canoe voyages from Tikopia with count of canoes and men lost. Most date from the 1940s.
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Canoe Technology) (London, England) (1950) , 4 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on canoe voyages from Tikopia with count of canoes and men lost. Most date from the 1940s.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Author / Creator
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Canoes and kayaks, Sailing, Tikopia
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Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Tikopia Worksheet 1 - 'Supplying Everyday Needs'
written by Ray Derricott, fl. 1974 and Hazel Sumner, fl. 1971, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia Material for Schools Council Programme on Money) (London, England) (United Kingdom: Schools Council Publications, originally published 1975), 30 page(s)
Student worksheets on economic concepts include economic systems and money in Tikopia (based on material from Firth's field work); a barter story (illustrated); the value of jobs; stories about items for sale (illustrated); gift giving; and games.
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written by Ray Derricott, fl. 1974 and Hazel Sumner, fl. 1971, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia Material for Schools Council Programme on Money) (London, England) (United Kingdom: Schools Council Publications, originally published 1975), 30 page(s)
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Student worksheets on economic concepts include economic systems and money in Tikopia (based on material from Firth's field work); a barter story (illustrated); the value of jobs; stories about items for sale (illustrated); gift giving; and games.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Author / Creator
Ray Derricott, fl. 1974, Hazel Sumner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Schools Council Publications
Topic / Theme
Barter, Money, Economics, British, Tikopia
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Tikopia Worksheet 4 - 'Money'
written by Schools Council Publications, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia Material for Schools Council Programme on Money) (London, England) (1975) , 2 page(s)
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Typewritten mimeograph of a student worksheet uses three stories from Raymond Firth's 1929 field work relating to the Tikopia and money, which was unknown in their culture. A fourth story, from the Guardian newspaper in 1974,...
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written by Schools Council Publications, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia Material for Schools Council Programme on Money) (London, England) (1975) , 2 page(s)
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**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Typewritten mimeograph of a student worksheet uses three stories from Raymond Firth's 1929 field work relating to the Tikopia and money, which was unknown in their culture. A fourth story, from the Guardian newspaper in 1974, recounts how money was thrown from a truck in Yorkshire. Includes discussion questions. It is part of course materials relating to Tiko...
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Typewritten mimeograph of a student worksheet uses three stories from Raymond Firth's 1929 field work relating to the Tikopia and money, which was unknown in their culture. A fourth story, from the Guardian newspaper in 1974, recounts how money was thrown from a truck in Yorkshire. Includes discussion questions. It is part of course materials relating to Tikopia produced for the \'Money\' unit of the Schools Council\'s Place Time and Society course for 8- to 13-year-olds, a project to reconsider the teaching of history, geography and the social sciences in British schools, and to which Firth contributed. Undated.
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Date Written / Recorded
1975
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Author / Creator
Schools Council Publications
Person Discussed
Sir Raymond Firth, 1901-2002
Topic / Theme
Intercultural communication, Money, Homework, Tikopia
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Tikopia/Solomons Ethnog. Collections List, 1973
written by Australian Institute of Anatomy, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia: Museums etc.) (London, England) (1973) , 35 page(s)
Typewritten lists, compiled in 1973 by the Australian Institute of Anatomy, with handwritten annotations and corrections by Raymond Firth, of ethnographic artifacts from Tikopia and the Solomon Islands. Lists are titled "1928-29: Raymond Firth's Collection Held at the Institute of Anatomy -- Canberra." Lists were...
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written by Australian Institute of Anatomy, in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia and Solomon Islands Other, Tikopia: Museums etc.) (London, England) (1973) , 35 page(s)
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Typewritten lists, compiled in 1973 by the Australian Institute of Anatomy, with handwritten annotations and corrections by Raymond Firth, of ethnographic artifacts from Tikopia and the Solomon Islands. Lists are titled "1928-29: Raymond Firth's Collection Held at the Institute of Anatomy -- Canberra." Lists were stored in a brown mailing envelope of the UBC Alumni Chronicle, with handwritten notation "Tikopia/Solomons Ethnog. Collections List, c...
Typewritten lists, compiled in 1973 by the Australian Institute of Anatomy, with handwritten annotations and corrections by Raymond Firth, of ethnographic artifacts from Tikopia and the Solomon Islands. Lists are titled "1928-29: Raymond Firth's Collection Held at the Institute of Anatomy -- Canberra." Lists were stored in a brown mailing envelope of the UBC Alumni Chronicle, with handwritten notation "Tikopia/Solomons Ethnog. Collections List, corrected/dup." on front. The lists contain each object's catalog number, name, location found, and remarks.
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Date Written / Recorded
1973
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Australian Institute of Anatomy
Topic / Theme
Archaeological artifacts, Tikopia, Solomon Islanders
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Sir Raymond William Firth Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Raymond Firth Estate.
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Tikumbuka Vifya (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR186 (1950) , 1 page(s)
The line of great hills which run up along the north western flank of the lake Nyasa is called Vipya in the south and Vifya among the Tonga in the North. The song refers to the tragic loss of the lake steamer "Vipya" in 1947, which was named after the hills, while she was carrying pilgrims crossing the lake to go...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR186 (1950) , 1 page(s)
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The line of great hills which run up along the north western flank of the lake Nyasa is called Vipya in the south and Vifya among the Tonga in the North. The song refers to the tragic loss of the lake steamer "Vipya" in 1947, which was named after the hills, while she was carrying pilgrims crossing the lake to go to Dar es Salaam.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Narrative Songs, Zither, Bangwe
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Tikumbuka Vifya (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR186 (29 May 1950) , 1 page(s)
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR186 (29 May 1950) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
29 May 1950, 1950
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Person Discussed
Beti Kamanga, fl. 1950
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Lament, Bangwe, Voice, Tonga (Malawi)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright © International Library of African Music.
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