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Scenographie Lamet

Compass for fields afar: essays in social anthropology, by Karl Gustav IzikowitzGöteborg, SwedenPublished In 1985 • Pages: 190-211

By: Izikowitz, Karl Gustav.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this essay the author discusses the architecture and design of Rmeet (Lamet) homes, public houses and overall settlement pattern with respect to agricultural practices, cosmology and social structure, noting how space is used and by whom.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tillage
Dwellings
Public structures
Settlement patterns
Household
Moieties
Cosmology
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Rmeet
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast 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
Ian Skoggard; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1937-1938
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Luang Namtha, Oudômxai, and Bokèo provinces, Laos
NotesAdditional notes
Karl Gustav Izikowitz
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86162478
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Lamet (Laotian people)