Argonauts of the western Pacific; an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea (1922)
Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942 · London, G. Routledge & Sons, ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 154
uld then be called kudu(clinching gift) in contrast to basi (loc. cit., p. 99). Although haggling and bargaining are completely ruled outof the Kula, there are customary and regulated ways ofbidding for a piece of vaygua known to be in the possession ofones partner. This is done by the offer of… … THE ESSENTIALS OF THE KULA 99 it must be remembered that each one of the first-class arm-shells and necklaces has a personal name and a history of itsown, and as they circulate around the big ring of the Kula,they are all well known, and their appearance in a givendistrict always creates a…
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