Globalized Reciprocity: Development of Fine Mat Exchange in Samoan Transnationalism

用于萨摩亚仪式交换的细垫子的生产在20世纪90年代恢复。1970年至2000年间，不再精细的粗制“细垫子”大多是在一周或几天内生产出来的，而真正的垫子需要妇女花6个月或一年的时间。萨摩亚政府还于2003年启动了精细垫子政策，以评估妇女在社会中的作用，并为妇女提供创收的衡量标准。精细的垫子现在正式商品化了。然而，根据政府的计划生产的非常好的垫子储存在床下，通常不用于礼仪交换。取而代之的是，在礼仪交换中主要使用的是特殊的大垫子，这些垫子在质量上像被遗弃的“细垫子”一样粗糙。在跨国的萨摩亚世界中，礼仪交流仍然在连接不同社区的萨摩亚人方面发挥着作用。

The production of fine mats which are used in Samoan ceremonial exchange was revived in 1990s. Between 1970 and 2000, rough 'fine mats' which were no more fine had been mostly produced in a week or a few days whereas authentic one took a woman for 6 months or one year. Samoan Government also started the fine mat policy in 2003 to evaluate women's role in the society and to give women a measure of income generation. Fine mats were now officially commodified. Nevertheless, the very fine mats produced under the government scheme are stored under beds and not generally used in ceremonial exchange. Instead, special large mats which are as rough as abandoned 'fine mats' in quality were mainly used in ceremonial exchange. In the transnational Samoan world, the ceremonial exchange is still functional in connecting Samoan people in different communities.