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Ours and the rest: differential perception and behaviour towards the utilisation of natural resources of an indigenous population in Nicobar Archipelago
South Asian anthropologist • 20 (2) • Published In 1999 • Pages: 67-77
By: Reddy, G. P. (G. Prakash).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is about Chaura (Chowra) Island, often identified as unique for the fear other Nicobarese have of the island and its people. It argues that while the inhabitants of Chowra are good stewards of their own island and its resources, they are exploitive of the resources of neighboring islands to which they have free access thanks to their feared reputation as magicians and sorcerers. The Chowra islanders are famous for their pottery and boats, for which other islanders trade surplus food.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural goals
- Inter-community relations
- Production and supply
- Exchange transactions
- Internal trade
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nicobarese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- 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.
- Ethnographer
- 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; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1975-1999
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1975-1999
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chawra Island, Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- G. Prakash Reddy
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 77)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83642510
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nicobarese (Indic people)