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The Mahari among the Garo
Journal of the University of Guahati • 15 (2) • Published In 1964 • Pages: 214-222
By: Goswami, M. C., Majumdar, Dhirendra Narayan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a description of Garo clan organization. Members of the same clan (MACHONG) residing in the same village are called MAHARI, and represent the smallest effective unit of Garo clan organization. The MAHARI is also the common property-holding unit. Marriage within the MACHONG is considered incestuous. Clans are affiliated with one of three larger groups, called SATCHI, which were the original exogamous units. However, marriage within a SATCHI has become more common. A man is related to two MAHARIs, his own (usually the same clan as his father-in-law) and his wife's. Women have little to do with their spouses' MAHARI, except when the spouse leaves or dies, then a replacement is sought from the same MAHARI.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Lineages
- Clans
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Garo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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 ; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1958-1964
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1958-1964
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Garo Hills Autonomous District, Meghalaya State, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- M. C. Goswami ; D. N. Majumdar
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 222)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84913737
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Garo (Indic people)