Making Tuba in the Torres Strait Islands
The Cultural Diffusion and Geographic Mobility of an Alcoholic Drink
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9074728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maggie Brady (Australian National University, corresponding author), Vic Mcgrath (National Library of Australia) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 315-330 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pacific History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3344 • E-ISSN: 1469-9605 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00223344.2010.530811 |
| PMID | 21280393 |
| OpenAlex | W2024287203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
There is relatively scant evidence of the Indigenous production and consumption of intoxicating drinks on the Australian mainland prior to the arrival of outsiders. Although Australian Aboriginal peoples had mastered fermentation in some regions, the Indigenous manufacture of much stronger drinks by distillation was unknown on the Australian mainland. However, following contact with Pacific Island and Southeast Asian peoples in the 19th century, Islanders in the Torres Strait adopted techniques for fermenting and distilling what became a quasi-indigenous alcoholic drink known as tuba. This paper discusses the historical process of the diffusion of this substance as a result of labour migration and internationalisation in the Strait, and provides present-day accounts of tuba production from Torres Strait Islanders
Archaeology · Biology · China · Consumption (sociology) · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Mainland · Mainland China · Pacific islanders · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Ecology · History · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |