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The Art of Kula (Paperback)
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Nearly a century ago, it was predicted that Kula, the exchange of
shell valuables in the Massim region of Papua New Guinea, would
disappear. Not only has this prophecy failed to come true, but
today Kula is expanding beyond these island communities to the
mainland and Australia.This book unveils the many deep motivations
and meanings that lie behind the pursuit of Kula. Focusing upon the
visually stimulating carved and painted prow boards that decorate
canoes used by the Kula voyagers, Campbell argues that these
designs comprise layers of encoded meaning. The unique colour
associations and other formal elements speak to Vakutans about key
emotional issues within their everyday and spiritual lives. How is
mens participation in the Kula linked to their desire to achieve
immortality? How do the messages conveyed by the canoe boards
converge with those presented in Kula myths and rituals? In what
ways do these systems of meaning reveal a male ideology that
competes with the prevailing female ideology? Providing an
alternative way of understanding the significance of Kula in the
Trobriand Islands, "The Art of Kula" makes an influential new
contribution to the ethnography of Papua New Guinea.
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