Rethinking agency in hiri exchange relationships on Papua New Guinea's south coast: Oral traditions and archaeology

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Urwin, Urwin, Lamb Lara, Skelly, Robert, Bell, Joshua A., Beni, Teppsy, Leavelsey, Matthew, David, Bruno and Arifeae, Henry. 2023. "Rethinking agency in hiri exchange relationships on Papua New Guinea's south coast: Oral traditions and archaeology." Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 69, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2022.101484
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Rethinking agency in hiri exchange relationships on Papua New Guinea's south coast: Oral traditions and archaeology

ERA Journal ID8089
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AuthorsUrwin, Urwin, Lamb Lara, Skelly, Robert, Bell, Joshua A., Beni, Teppsy, Leavelsey, Matthew, David, Bruno and Arifeae, Henry
Journal TitleJournal of Anthropological Archaeology
Journal Citation69, pp. 1-15
Article Number101484
Number of Pages15
Year2023
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN0278-4165
1090-2686
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2022.101484
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278416522000927
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The maritime hiri exchange system spanned up to 350 km of Papua New Guinea's south coast, connecting ceramicist Motu with Papuan Gulf villagers who produced large quantities of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) starch and rainforest logs. Archaeological and ethnographic evidence for the development of the hiri derives mostly from the Motu end of the exchange system. As a result, the Motu are often typecast as adventurous protagonists and Papuan Gulf peoples as passive “recipients” of specialised trade goods (pottery and shell valuables). We trace historical understandings of the hiri and outline the dynamic transformations that took place in this exchange network from the early colonial era to the mid-1950s. We introduce oral traditions recorded in Orokolo Bay in 2015 and ethnography from nearby communities which provide a Papuan Gulf lens through which to see the exchange network. Papuan Gulf peoples assert that their ancestors initiated the hiri in the cosmological past and helped maintain it through reverse-hiri (bevaia) voyages in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Inter-generational exchange partnerships were cultivated and sometimes cemented through temporary adoption. We conclude by drawing out some under-appreciated social dimensions of the hiri's history and avenues for future research.

KeywordsEthnography; Exchange networks; Late Holocene; Oral traditions; Pacific; Papua New Guinea
ANZSRC Field of Research 20204399. Other history, heritage and archaeology
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Byline AffiliationsMonash University
Smithsonian Institution, United States
Centre for Heritage and Culture
University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, Papua New Guinea
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