Redistribution--goods consolidated by a single person on office and then redistributed, often used to justify and reinforce power

Yams among the Trobrianders

Potlatch among the Kwakiutl and other groups of the Northwest Coast of North America

KULA
reciprocity--mutual exchange of gifts
generalized, balanced, negative

Marcel Mauss' (1924) The Gift and the Maori concept of hau

the Trobriand Islands (Melanesia) and the Kula Ring (studied by Malinowski)
           

trade mwali armbands, counterclockwise and bagi (or soulava) necklaces clockwise
trading partners on other islands; each item has its own history and fame; subsidiary items also traded (pigs, salt, ax blades, etc.)

creates strong alliances, helps chiefs solidy and gain power through personal fame