Appropriating Pawns

Andean Dominance and the Manipulation of Things

Bibliographic Data

ID2579584
AuthorsSarah Lund Skar (corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume1
Issue4
Pages787
Publication date1995-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-0987 • E-ISSN: 1467-9655
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3034961
OpenAlexW2325110816
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

This article takes the localized theory of exchange across cultural boundaries in Melanesia as the point of departure in considering a specific Andean analysis ofexchange. Recent developments in Melanesian ethnography are seen as having implications for exchange theory in general and thereby as stimulating new perspectives on Andean exchange in particular. Insights into the relational aspects ofvalue in the Melanesian context generate a critical view ofAndean reciprocity. Within the context of the Andean institutional exchange called prenda, relations of dominance and submission are articulated through the manipulation of objects. This instance raises the question as to whether the egalitarian emphasis in theories of reciprocity in the Andean paradigm needs to be re-examined. Further, it is suggested that the present discussion of gift and value in Melanesia, with its emphasis on physical objects, might be enhanced by incorporating productive values

Biology · Dominance (genetics · Political science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Genetics · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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