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Ethnographic contributions concerning the Caroline Islands of Yap

Doktor A. Petermann's Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' geographischer Anstalt49 • Published In 1903 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1-39 [original: 49-60, 83-87 ]

By: Senfft, Arno.

Abstract
This article, written by a member of the German Colonial Government then in political control of Yap and surrounding islands, gives a concise and thorough coverage of the basic aspects of Yap ethnography, with primary emphasis on the material culture of the people. Data of a unique nature may be found in this article, particularly in relation to the following: warfare, class structure, artificial deformation, personal names, prostitution, stimulants and narcotics, etiquette, dancing and games, domestic animals, streets and houses, political organization, trade, money, weights and measures, numeration, and native industries.
Subjects
Culture summary
Personality traits
Fishing
Tillage
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Normal garb
Body alterations
Paint and dye manufacture
Dance
Etiquette
Illegal entertainment
Castes
Instigation of war
Menstruation
culture
Yapese
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Government Official
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1963, 1967
Field Date
1900
Coverage Date
1900
Coverage Place
Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
Notes
Arno Senfft
Translation of: [Ethnographische Beiträge über die Karolineninsel Yap]
Translated from the German in 1942 for the Yale Cross-Cultural Survey in connection with the Navy Pacific Islands Handbook Project
LCCN
sf 83006896
LCSH
Yapese (Micronesian people)/Yap (Micronesia)