essay
The Sherpas of the Khumbu region
Mount Everest : formation, population and exploration of the Everest region, by Toni Hagen et al • London • Published In 1963 • Pages: 124-181
By: Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article presents a concise summary of the ethnography of the Sherpas of Khumbu region of Nepal. Specific data deal with historical origins, settlement patterns, agriculture, seasonal nomadism, trade, handicrafts, social and community organization, marriage and family life, property and inheritance, moral concepts and religion, and the monastic life.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Pastoral activities
- Tillage
- Woven and other interworked fabrics
- Clothing manufacture
- Settlement patterns
- Property system
- Inheritance
- External trade
- Occupational specialization
- Ethnic stratification
- Arranging a marriage
- Nuptials
- Community structure
- Local officials
- General character of religion
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Prophets and ascetics
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Sherpa
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1953-1957
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Khumbu region in the Mt. Everest area, Nepal
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Sherpa (Nepalese people)