Book

Clans and kinship system of Cancuc (Mexico)

Acta Americana5 • Published In 1947 • Pages: 1-17 [HRAF ms.: p 1-19]

By: Guiteras Holmes, Calixta, Bravo, Mary Louise.

Abstract
This study of the kin groups (clan) and the kinship terminology of the Tzeltal in the town of Cancuc, Chiapas, Mexico, is based on the author's two season's fieldwork during May-June in 1945 and June 1946. In this short article information concerning the structure of the unilinear kin groups, the relationships of these groups with the community structure, the characteristics of these groups such as names, and the kin terms are clearly presented.
Subjects
Kinship
Clans
culture
Tzeltal
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Maya Area
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Cheng-ruey Ma
Field Date
1945-1946
Coverage Date
1945-46
Coverage Place
Cancuc village, Chiapas, Mexico
Notes
Calixta Guiteras Holmes
Translation of: Clanes y sistema de parentesco de Cancuc (México). The original Spanish text is not included
Translated from the Spanish for the Human Relations Area Files by Mary Louise Bravo
LCSH
Tzeltal Indians