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TITLE: The persistence of traditional feasts in Ponape, Caroline Islands / John L. Fischer.
AUTHOR: Fischer, John Lyle.
PUBLISHED: 1981.
DESCRIPTION: pp. 69-75.
NOTES: Copied from: Persistence and exchange: a symposium edited by Roland W. Force, Pacific Science Association, 1981.
NOTES: There are at least 8 characteristics of the Pohnpeian traditional feast or "kamadipw". Other forms of food presentation to the chiefs, nohpwei ("first fruits"), and tehpel (from English "table) are not considered among the traditional. This paper outlines some of the various functions that these kamadipws serve.
SUBJECT: Fasts and feasts--Micronesia (Federated States)--Pohnpei
SUBJECT: Pohnpei Island (Micronesia)--Social life and customs.

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