Kula exchange

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf reciprocal gift-giving system
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Bronisław_Malinowski
gptkb:Argonauts_of_the_Western_Pacific
gptkbp:directionA armbands circulate counterclockwise
necklaces circulate clockwise
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kula exchange
gptkbp:involves exchange of shell armbands
exchange of shell necklaces
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Trobriand_Islanders
gptkbp:purpose enhance prestige
establish social relationships
gptkbp:region gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Milne_Bay_Province
gptkbp:relatedTo reciprocity
social status
gift economy
gptkbp:studiedIn anthropology
gptkbp:type ceremonial exchange
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Trobrianders_of_Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6