ABSTRACT
The natives, to whom the Kula and the sailing expeditions are so important, will associate the name of a canoe with that of its toil; they will identify his magical powers and its good luck in sailing and in the Kula. They will often speak of so-and-so's sailing and there, of his being very fast in sailing, etc., using in this the man's name for that of the canoe. The uvalaku is a Kula expedition on an exceptionally big scale, carried on with a definite social organisation under scrupulous observance of all ceremonial and magical rites, and distinguished from the smaller expeditions by its size, by a competitive element, and by one or two additional features. On an uvalaku, all the canoes in the district will sail, and they will sail fully manned. The author explains that an uvalaku expedition is distinguished from ordinary one, in so far also the full ceremonial of the Kula has to be observed.
