The potlatch, as practiced by the Northwest coastal American Indians, served to do all of the following EXCEPT:

a. show preservation of physical resources.
b. confer status on generous givers.
c. distribute material goods to a wide range of people.
d. maintain regional stability.
e. measure prestige of the host.


a

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