The Kapauku people are found in the western area of the island New Guinea. They are an egalitarian tribe-level society whose complexities of trade are significantly linked to their political infrastructure of the ‘big man’ system. The Kapauku people are a unique society because of their nearly capitalist natures. While classified as egalitarian (no rank structure within the tribe), they have a huge focus on individual wealth, ownership, and assembly of wealth in the form of sweet potatoes, pigs, and cowrie shells (which function as a monetary exchange item). Their capitalist views of wealth and most especially ow