| [A ceremonial act ofthe kula] | Frontispiece |
| Plate | | Facing 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 |