Kwaypokala
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 35: Field notes) (London, England) (1918) , 2 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- An undated, handwritten note is written in indigenous language with English translation and commentary. The note explains the term, 'Kwaypokala' as having to do with the exchange of an armband between a man from Kiriwina and a Sinaketan. The information is written on reused stationery, consisting of a typewritten manuscript page about village life during Lioro and Avara seasons.
- Field of Interest
- Anthropology
- Copyright Message
- Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
- Content Type
- Field notes
- Anthropologist / Ethnographer
- Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject
- Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural anthropology, Jewelry, Trade and commerce, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Kiriwina Island, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islanders
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural