Precolonial New Guinea Trade

Precolonial New Guinea Trade

A study examines trade in precolonial New Guinea. Evidence shows that the level of trade as indicated by the number of different kinds of objects exchanged by particular communities was probably similar throughout the region and that trading was effected by a generalized social structure of intergro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethnology 1994-03, Vol.33 (2), p.101-125
1. Verfasser: Harding, Thomas G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Canoes
Communities
Dogs
Economic aspects
Economics
Ethnology
Exchange
Exchange circuits, markets, money
Food economics
History
Imports
Indexing in process
Morphological source materials
New Guinea
Oceania
Pottery
Sago
Social conditions & trends
Staple foods
Swine
Trade
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Zusammenfassung:A study examines trade in precolonial New Guinea. Evidence shows that the level of trade as indicated by the number of different kinds of objects exchanged by particular communities was probably similar throughout the region and that trading was effected by a generalized social structure of intergroup relations, interpersonal networks that linked domestic groups.
ISSN:0014-1828
2160-3510
DOI:10.2307/3773892