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Kula Ring is an anthropological concept studied in the early twentieth century by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski using the method of participant observation in the Massim region of eastern Papua New Guinea (particularly the Trobriand Islands), referring to a ceremonial system of gift exchange between tribes. This system creates a complex, rule-bound, and continuous social bond among islands that are independent and geographically distant. Mechanism and Rules Kula trade operates through life