Kwaio 人衡量貝珠錢 Kwaio Men Measuring Shell Money

Kwaio 人衡量貝珠錢 Kwaio Men Measuring Shell Money

作者
Roger M. Keesing
典藏者
加利福尼亞大學聖地牙哥分校圖書館特別典藏 University of California San Diego Library Special Collections & Archives
所羅門群島 Malaita 島山區的 Kwaio 人以公認的基礎長度單位,一個 lousu'u,來衡量貝珠錢的長度。Kwaio 人堅持傳統、文化自主性,拒絕殖民者帶來的基督宗教、貨幣、「政府」(政治制度)。雖然 Kwaio 年輕人會外出打工賺錢,但他們透過範疇區分,限制「國家貨幣」進入傳統領域。在下聘、喪禮等重要生命儀禮場合,只可使用貝珠錢(kofu)。

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主要名稱
Kwaio 人衡量貝珠錢 Kwaio Men Measuring Shell Money
典藏者
加利福尼亞大學聖地牙哥分校圖書館特別典藏 University of California San Diego Library Special Collections & Archives
典藏與管理
著作財產權人: 
Felicia Keesing
內容描述

所羅門群島 Malaita 島山區的 Kwaio 人以公認的基礎長度單位,一個 lousu'u,來衡量貝珠錢的長度。Kwaio 人堅持傳統、文化自主性,拒絕殖民者帶來的基督宗教、貨幣、「政府」(政治制度)。雖然 Kwaio 年輕人會外出打工賺錢,但他們透過範疇區分,限制「國家貨幣」進入傳統領域。在下聘、喪禮等重要生命儀禮場合,只可使用貝珠錢(kofu)。

The image shows a Kwaio man who uses a commonly accepted unit of length, a lousu’u, to measure a length of shell money. The Kwaio people in the mountains of Malaita in the Solomon Islands, held fast to tradition and cultural autonomy, and rejected the Christian religion, currencies, and “government” (political institutions) brought by the colonizers. Though young Kwaios take on part-time jobs to earn money, they establish boundaries and limit the introduction of the “state currency” into traditional spheres. For important ceremonial occasions such as bridewealth and funerals, the only currency accepted is shell money (kofu).

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參考文獻: 

Akin, David. 1999. Cash and Shell Money in Kwaio, Solomon Islands. In Money and Modernity: State and Local Currencies in Melanesia, edited by David Akin & Joel Robbins, pp. 131-150. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.

參考文獻: 

Keesing, Roger M., 1992. Custom and Confrontation: The Kwaio Struggle for Cultural Autonomy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

族群: 

Kwaio people

作者
攝影: 
Roger M. Keesing
創建時間
攝錄時間: 
1966
創建地點
攝錄地點: 
所羅門群島馬萊塔島 Malaita, Solomon Islands