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Kinship organization of the Saru Ainu
Ethnology • 1 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 287-298
By: Sugiura, Ken ichi, Befu, Harumi.
Abstract
This study discusses a unique feature of the Ainu kinship system of Saru River Valley, Hokkaido. Among the Ainu, men trace their descent patrilineally and women matrilineally. However, there is little evidence that the matrilineal group is functionally significant in Ainu society. It is suggested that further investigation should be carried out in this area. The senior author, Sugiura was a member of a team sent by the Japanese Society of Ethnology to the Saru River Valley in 1951 for an anthropological field study. Mr. Befu, the junior author, extracted information from a Japanese article written by the senior author, now deceased, and reorganized the material with further analysis and discussion.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Hesung C. Koh ; 1962
- Field Date
- 1951
- Coverage Date
- 1951-1962
- Coverage Place
- Saru River Valley, Hokkaido, Japan
- Notes
- [by] Kenichi Sugiura and Harumi Befu
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-298)
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Ainu