Imports and Mountain Versions of Imports

Mountain Arapesh material culture may be conveniently divided into three sections: first, techniques in which the Mountain Arapesh are entirely self-sufficient, such as house building, trap making, etc.; second, manufactures in which they produce a very crude version of some much more highly developed form found either on the Beach or in the Plains; and third, articles for which they are entirely dependent upon import. The preceding section has dealt with the first category. In accordance with the original plan of this series, articles in the second category will be dealt with in a future paper presenting a detailed analysis of the entire collection, but it seems desirable to give a brief summary of these articles here, to make the preliminary picture of Arapesh material culture inclusive, if only in outline.