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Yam festivals and exchange systems in the Trobriand Islands, c. 1830–1940

1884 - 1940

14 entries

Revival of the potlatch and cultural resurgence among Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples, 1951–present

1951 - 2026

16 entries

Redistributive gift-giving and ceremonial exchange in Classic Maya polities, c. 250–900 CE

250 - 909

15 entries

Reciprocal gift economies and reindeer exchange among Sámi pastoralists in Fennoscandia, 1600–1900

1600 - 1900

12 entries

Potlatch ceremonies and colonial suppression in the Pacific Northwest, 1792–1951

1792 - 1952

12 entries

Moka pig-giving and competitive exchange among the Kawelka and Highlands Big-Men, Papua New Guinea, 1920–2000

1920 - 2000

12 entries

Meat-sharing and communal distribution practices among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, 1800–1950

1800 - 1950

14 entries

Kula Ring exchanges across the Massim (Trobriand Islands and neighboring atolls), c. 1875–1940

1875 - 1942

12 entries

Hxaro reciprocal gift networks among the Ju/'hoansi (San) of the Kalahari, c. 1900–1980

1900 - 1980

12 entries

Gift, tribute and redistributive exchanges in pre-contact Hawaiian chiefdoms, c. 1400–1778

1400 - 1778

13 entries

Feasting, reciprocity, and redistribution in ancestral Pueblo societies of the American Southwest, c. 900–1300 CE

900 - 1300

14 entries

Feasting and ritual exchange among the Asmat of Southwest New Guinea, c. 1900–1970

1900 - 1973

13 entries
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