Polly Bence
Biographic Data
| ID | 3423626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Polly Bence |
| GIVEN NAMES | Polly |
| FAMILY NAME | Bence |
| SIGNATURE | BENCE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum – Oceania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Changes in kula valuables and related supply linkages between the Massim and the South Papuan Coast between 1855 and 1915
The kula is a famous exchange circuit linking some of the islands off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. In his classic ethnography, Bronislaw Malinowski (1922) describes how the two most highly ranked valuables were exchanged. In 1915-18, these valuables were Conus armshells and shell bead necklaces, but in 1855 this was not the case. When prehistory merged into history on Woodlark Island, it was circular boar's tusks rather than Conus armshel…
Changes in kula valuables and related supply linkages between the Massim and the South Papuan Coast between 1855 and 1915
The kula is a famous exchange circuit linking some of the islands off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. In his classic ethnography, Bronislaw Malinowski (1922) describes how the two most highly ranked valuables were exchanged. In 1915-18, these valuables were Conus armshells and shell bead necklaces, but in 1855 this was not the case. When prehistory merged into history on Woodlark Island, it was circular boar's tusks rather than Conus armshel…
Changes in kula valuables and related supply linkages between the Massim and the South Papuan Coast between 1855 and 1915
The kula is a famous exchange circuit linking some of the islands off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. In his classic ethnography, Bronislaw Malinowski (1922) describes how the two most highly ranked valuables were exchanged. In 1915-18, these valuables were Conus armshells and shell bead necklaces, but in 1855 this was not the case. When prehistory merged into history on Woodlark Island, it was circular boar's tusks rather than Conus armshel…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 works) · Bead (1 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (1 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (1 works)