essay
The market life of the Khasi
Festschrift P. W. Schmidt • Vienna • Published In 1924 • Pages: 703-710 , plates [HRAF ms: 1-25 ]
By: Stegmiller, P. F., Knight, Elizabeth.
Abstract
Stegmiller concisely describes articles entering into market trade, the location of markets, and days set aside for marketing. He lists standard weights and measures and prices. His photographs illustrate methods of burden carrying as the Khasi travel to market.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Helen Takacs ; 1956
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Meghalaya, India
- Notes
- P. F. Stegmiller
- Translation of: Das Marktleben der Khasi.
- The original German text is not included
- Translated from the German for Human Relations Area Files by Elizabeth Knight
- LCSH
- Khasi (Indic people)