Big Man (English)

Japanese: Big Man(英語表記)BigMan
Big Man (English)

...Over 1,000 different languages ​​are spoken across the island, and each tribe has created its own unique culture. Unlike Polynesia, there is no hereditary chiefdom, and the leadership is held by people called "Big Men" who accumulate wealth and distribute it to the people to maintain their position as leaders. [Masanori Yoshioka]
[Tribal art of New Guinea]
The numerous tribes on the island of New Guinea are isolated from one another by the dense jungle and have developed their own distinct cultures.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Big Man" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…島全体で1000を超える異なる言語が話されており,部族単位で独自の文化をつくりあげている。ポリネシアなどと異なり世襲的な首長制はなく,富を蓄積しそれを人々に分け与えることで自らの指導者としての地位を保つビッグ・マンBig Manと呼ばれる人々が,主導権を握っている。【吉岡 政徳】
[ニューギニア島の部族美術]
 ニューギニア島では数多くの部族が密林にはばまれて互いに孤立し,それぞれ独自の文化を築きあげてきた。…

※「Big Man」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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