Tiwi of North Australia, The

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This is a case study of a system of influence and power which is based on a strange currency. The currency is woman. Newborn females, nubile marriageable females, toothless old hags - all are valuable in Tiwi terms.

An examination of the Tiwi culture from the late 1920's to the 1980's that provides a picture of cultural change and modernization in a hunting and food gathering tribe. The first half focuses on marriage contracts and their relationship to other aspects of Tiwi social structure, and the second half examines the Tiwi's response to modern influences.

Theory of origin of Australian Aborigines; Tiwi marriage, daily life, joint activities; Prestige and influence, acculturation; Status of women; warfare; death and mourning ceremonies; initiation; History of Missions Bathurst and Melville Islands, change from patriliny to matriliny.

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