List of Illustrations

[A ceremonial act ofthe kula]Frontispiece
PlateFacing page
I[Theethnographer’s tent on the beach of Nu’agasi]6
II[The chief’slisiga (personal hut) in Omarakana]6
III[Street ofKasana’i (in Kiriwina, Trobriand Island)]7
IV[Scene in Yourawotu(Trobriands)]7
V[Scenes on the beachof Silosilo (Southern Massim district)]33
VI[Village scenesduring a so’i feast]37
VII[In theAmphletts]46
VIII[Group of natives inthe village of Tukwa’ukwa]48
IX[Men of rank fromKiriwina]49
X[Fishermen fromTeyava]49
XI[A typical nakubukwabuya (unmarried woman)]52
XII[Boyowangirls]53
XIII[Kaydebu dance]56
XIV[Dancers in fulldecoration]57
XV[A familygroup]72
XVI[Armshells]80
XVII[Two men wearingarmshells]81
XVIII[Two necklaces, madeof red spondylus discs]88
XIX[Two women adornedwith necklaces]89
XX[A Kula gathering onthe beach of Sinaketa]98
XXI[A masawa canoe]106
XXII[Putting a canoeinto its hangar]106
XXIII[Canoe undersail]107
XXIV[The fishing canoe(kalipoulo)]112
XXV[The dug-out in thevillage]124
XXVI[Carving a tabuyo]125
XXVII[Construction of awaga]138
XXVIII[Sailmaking]139
XXIX[Rolls of driedpandanus leaf]139
XXX[Launching of acanoe]148
XXXI[The tasasoria on the beach of Kaulukuba]148
XXXII[A chief’syam-house in Kasana’i]149
XXXIII[Filling a yam-housein Yalumugwa]149
XXIV[Display of pigs andyams at a distribution (sagali)]170
XXXV[Communal cooking ofmona (taro dumplings)]170
XXXVI[Scene in thewasi (ceremonial exchange of vegetables forfish)]171
XXXVII[Vava, direct barter of vegetables for fish]171
XXXVIII[Koutau’ya,one of the chiefs of Sinaketa]196
XXXIX[A loaded canoe]197
XL[A waga sailing on a Kula expedition]224
XLI[The rigging of acanoe]225
XLII[Scenery in theAmphletts]268
XLIII[Landing in the mainvillage of Gumasila]269
XLIV[Technology ofpot-making (I)]284
XLV[Technology ofpot-making (II)]285
XLVI[Fine specimens ofAmphlett pots]288
XLVII[A canoe in Gumasilaloading pots]289
XLVIII[A Kula fleethalting to perform the final rites of mwasila]334
XLIX[The beauty magic ofthe mwasila]335
L (A)[Working thekaloma shell (I)]370
L (B)[working thekaloma shell (II)]371
LI[Working thekaloma shell (III)]372
LII[Working thekaloma shell (IV)]373
LIII[On the beach ofNabwageta]376
LIV[The Dobuan canoespulled up on Sinaketa beach]388
LV[Some canoes mooredon the shallow lagoon near the shore]388
LVI[Dobuan visitors inSinaketa]389
LVII[A magical spellassociated with pregnancy]406
LVIII[A rite of warmagic]406
LIX[A rite of gardenmagic]407
LX[Armshells broughtfrom Kitava]470
LXI[Bringing in asoulava]471
LXII[Offering thesoulava]471
LXIII[Ceremonialdestruction during a so’i feast]486
LXIV[Nagega canoe]496
LXV[A corpse coveredwith valuables]512