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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.

Undated draft of a typewritten essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fish Trading on Shore." Firth examines the role of the peraih, a middleman for the larger fishing enterprises in Malaya. These sellers buy fish directly from fishing boats and sell them to individual consumers on the beach. Firth describes the types of sellers, the process of price bidding, and the reasons for choosing this line of work. He then provides detailed examples, dating from... Undated draft of a typewritten essay by Raymond Firth titled "Fish Trading on Shore." Firth examines the role of the peraih, a middleman for the larger fishing enterprises in Malaya. These sellers buy fish directly from fishing boats and sell them to individual consumers on the beach. Firth describes the types of sellers, the process of price bidding, and the reasons for choosing this line of work. He then provides detailed examples, dating from 1939 through 1940, of individual sellers and their transactions. While the text is in English, indigenous terms are used throughout. Show more Show less

Handwritten notes chart fishing activity (boats, type of net used, value of catch) on the Malay Peninsula, 1939-40. Several typewritten pages compile government statistics on fish caught in Kelantan, 1938-40. Also includes a section on boats owned by women.