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

1. Highlands societies before sustained outside contact

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: Mount Hagen, Kawelka, Pearl shells

   • Sahlins
   • AGNSW

2. Leahy–Taylor patrol reaches Mount Hagen area

   Jan 1, 1933Labels: Leahy patrol, Jim Taylor, Prospectors

   • Britannica
   • TheNational

3. Mount Hagen established as a patrol post

   Jan 1, 1936Labels: Mount Hagen, Government patrol, Colonial administration

   • Britannica

4. Moka expands as competitive, peace-time exchange

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Moka, Big-man, Competitive exchange

   • Cambridge
   • RAI Film

5. Pearl shells and pigs highlighted in moka practice

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Pearl shells, Pigs, Public counting

   • AGNSW

6. Strathern publishes major study of moka politics

   Jul 2, 1971Labels: Andrew Strathern, The Rope, Kawelka

   • Cambridge

7. Sahlins connects moka to economic anthropology debates

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Marshall Sahlins, Stone Age

   • Smithsonian
   • Routledge

8. Film crew documents Ongka preparing a big moka

   Dec 11, 1974Labels: Ongka, The Kawelka, Documentary

   • RAI Film
   • Wikipedia

9. Ongka’s moka occurs with major modern goods

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Ongka, Modern goods, Cash gifts

   • Wikipedia
   • RAI Film

10. Papua New Guinea becomes independent state

    Sep 16, 1975Labels: Papua New, Independence, State

    • NAA
    • SPC

11. Moka persists while incorporating cash and commodities

    Jan 1, 1990Labels: Moka, Cash economy, Commodities

    • Wikipedia
    • Cambridge

12. Legacy of Kawelka moka in scholarship and teaching

    Jan 1, 2000Labels: Kawelka, Scholarship, Teaching

    • Cambridge
    • RAI Film