The iconicity and indexicality of “life” in Korowai sago grub feasts
This presentation examines the intertwining of technical, vital, and social processes in sago grub feasts held by Korowai of Indonesian Papua. Feasts are challenging intensifications of Korowai people’s contradictory value commitments to autonomy and relatedness, and the biological processes of grub...
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| Опубликовано в: : | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/actesbranly, |
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| Формат: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Язык: | Anglais |
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Les actes de colloques du musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac
2016
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| Online-ссылка: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Итог: | This presentation examines the intertwining of technical, vital, and social processes in sago grub feasts held by Korowai of Indonesian Papua. Feasts are challenging intensifications of Korowai people’s contradictory value commitments to autonomy and relatedness, and the biological processes of grub production are also full of hazards. Across different levels of the feast process, Korowai focus reflexively on what can go wrong. A recipe-like sequence of steps by which a feast is carried out, a priest who mediates feast labor, and the longhouse built for the feast event are main signs by which Korowai enact stances of restraint and equality, in an effort to authorize a massive event of biological expenditure and the assertion of relatedness. |
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