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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 the culture 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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