essay

Culture Summary: Nivkh

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn. • Published In 2010 • Pages:

By: Austerlitz, Robert.

Abstract
This is a culture summary of the Nivkh. Information is presented on major aspects of Nivkh culture.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
culture
Nivkh
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
North Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
General Nivkh; lower Amur River, Khabarovsk krai (territory), and northern Sakhalin Island, Sakhalin oblast (administrative zone), Russia
Notes
Robert Austerlitz
This culture summary is based on the article, "Nivkh" by Robert Austerlitz in the Encyclopedia of World Culture, Vol. 6, Russia and Eurasia/China, Paul Friedrich and Norma Diamond, eds. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1994. Teferi Abate Adem wrote the synopsis and indexing notes in July 2008.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Gilyak