Pulotu
Database of Austronesian Religions
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Austronesian population | Absent: No evidence of human occupation prior to Austronesian settlement | Bellwood 1995: 109 |
| Christian influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence but in a region where contact is likely (No evidence of Christian influence on supernatural belief, but culture is known to have had (or is likely to have had) contact with Christian societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Howard 1991: 281 |
| Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Hindu or Buddhist societies at or prior to to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: Map 2.21 |
| (Low) contact with other societies (SCCS v 787) | Frequent, through trade, warfare, travel, etc. (e.g. yearly or most years) | Howard 1991: 281 |
| Islamic influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Islamic influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Islamic societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: Map 2.23 |
| Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km) | 198 | Calculator 2014; Howard 1991: 280 |
| Distance to nearest continent (km) | 1799 | Calculator 2014; Howard 1991: 280 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude of culture’s location (°) | 177.1 | 2014; Howard 1991: 280 |
| Latitude of culture’s location (°) | -12.5 | 2014; Howard 1991: 280 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Number of islands inhabited by culture | One | Howard 1991: 280 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Island type (island with largest culture population or largest island if unknown) | Volcanic high island (an oceanic island of volcanic origin, e.g. Hawaii) | Howard 1991: 280 |
| Maximum elevation (meters) | 260 | Howard 1991: 280 |
| Island Size (km²) | 44 | Howard 1991: 280 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Estimate of culture population size at relevant time focus | 4500 | Gardiner 1898 |
| Importance of Matrilateral descent (V.2) | Medium (Matrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, but is not the most important form of descent.) | Howard 1991: 282 |
| Importance of Patrilateral descent (V.2) | Medium (Patrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, but is not the most important form of descent.) | Howard 1991: 282 |
| Marital residence (SCCS 69) | Matrilocal or uxorilocal - with wife's kin | Gardiner 1898 |
| Kinship system (if applicable) | Hawaiian | Howard 1991: 282 |
| Estimated population of largest political community | 1,000-9,999 | Gardiner 1898; Gardiner 1898 |
| Political Authority | Supralocal (encompasses multiple local groups) | Gardiner 1898; Gardiner 1898 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| (No) conflict (social or political) within the local community (SCCS v 767) | Low (Conflict seldom occurs, and is almost never violent.) | Gardiner 1898 |
| (No) internal warfare (between communities of the same society) (SCCS v 773) | Frequent, occurring at least yearly | Howard 1991: 283 |
| (No) external warfare (with other societies) (SCCS v 774) | Rare or never | Gardiner 1898; Gardiner 1898 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Metalworking | Absent | Gardiner 1898; Gardiner 1898 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Animal husbandry as a source of food | Medium | Gardiner 1898 |
| Land-based hunting performed by individuals | Medium | Gardiner 1898 |
| Land-based gathering | Medium | Gardiner 1898 |
| Land-based hunting performed by one or more groups | Absent | Gardiner 1898 |
| Agriculture / Horticulture | Principal (more important than any other source of food) | Gardiner 1898 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adoption of a world religion | Present and predominant (At one time or another during the post-contact period, at least 75% of the indigenous population practiced a world religion.) | Gardiner 1898 |
| Resident missionary involvement in conversion process | Present, and from non-Austronesian societies (Resident foreign missionaries, at least one of whom was from a non-Austronesian society, played an important role in the conversion process.) | Howard 1991: 283 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign government systems | Present, and of high importance (At one time or another during the post-contact period the culture was subject to a foreign government system that controlled most important decisions.) | Howard 1991: 282 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Exportation of goods to other cultures | Present and substantial (At one time or another during the post-contact period, exports were a primary focus of economic activity for over 10% of the population.) | Howard 1991: 281 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicles and roads | Present and widely used (At one time or another during the post-contact period, motor vehicles were used by a substantial proportion of the population.) | Howard 1991: 281 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Loss of autonomy during postcontact period | High (On at least one occasion during the post-contact period, the culture came under the political dominance of a foreign power, and this event resulted in considerable loss of autonomy.) | Howard 1991: 282 |
| Nature of loss of autonomy – voluntary vs. forced | Largely voluntary (Autonomy was ceded either voluntarily or as a result of pressure from other members of the same culture, without the threat of external force being necessary.) | Howard 1991: 281 |