The Potlatch Feasts of the Northwest Coast Societies Are Usually

question 50

Multiple Choice

The potlatch feasts of the Northwest Coast societies are usually interpreted as a form of __________.

• A) long-distance barter
• B) resource conservation
• C) ritualized warfare
• D) redistributional exchange

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