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Cultures

eHRAF World Cultures contains over 360 indexed cultures. The culture names correspond to an identifier from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC). Use this page to explore the culture collections by searching theculture index below and/or filtering by region, subsistence type, or samples. Each culture file contains a comprehensive culture profile including a collection description, culture summary, list of documents, and indexing notes from HRAF analysts. New culture collections and documents are added annually.

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    si04

    Abipón

    3 Documents
    South AmericaSouthern South America
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    ri03

    Abkhazians

    5 Documents
    AsiaCaucasus
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    nk04

    African Americans

    25 Documents
    North AmericaRegional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
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    ab06

    Ainu

    10 Documents
    AsiaEast Asia
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    fe12

    Akan

    54 Documents
    AfricaWestern Africa
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    eg01

    Albanians

    13 Documents
    EuropeSoutheastern Europe
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    na06

    Aleut

    62 Documents
    North AmericaArctic and Subarctic
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    of05

    Alorese

    5 Documents
    AsiaSoutheast Asia
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    na10

    Alutiiq

    35 Documents
    North AmericaArctic and Subarctic
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    se06

    Amahuaca

    9 Documents
    South AmericaAmazon and Orinoco
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    mp05

    Amhara

    16 Documents
    AfricaEastern Africa
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    nm06

    Amish

    31 Documents
    North AmericaRegional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
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    az02

    Andamans

    15 Documents
    AsiaSouth Asia
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    nk09

    Arab Americans

    32 Documents
    North AmericaRegional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
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    nc05

    Arab Canadians

    6 Documents
    North AmericaRegional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
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    oi08

    Aranda

    47 Documents
    OceaniaAustralia
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    rj01

    Armenia

    6 Documents
    AsiaCaucasus
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    nf04

    Assiniboine

    21 Documents
    North AmericaPlains and Plateau
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    ad08

    Atayal

    9 Documents
    AsiaEast Asia
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    sf05

    Aymara

    17 Documents
    South AmericaCentral Andes
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    sk16

    Ayoreo

    1 Documents
    South AmericaSouthern South America
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    fo07

    Azande

    47 Documents
    AfricaCentral Africa
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    nu07

    Aztecs

    28 Documents
    Middle America and the CaribbeanCentral Mexico
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    mh07

    Babylonians

    14 Documents
    Middle EastMiddle East
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    aw50

    Badaga

    11 Documents
    AsiaSouth Asia
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