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Culture Summary: Ovambo

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 2022 • Pages:

By: Haugh, Wendi A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Ovambo people. Information is presented on major aspects of Ovambo culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ovambo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2022
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
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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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem; 2021
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1850-2012
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati, and Oshikoto regions, Namibia; Cunene Province, Angola
NotesAdditional notes
Wendi Haugh
The culture summary was written by Wendi Haugh in August, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ovambo (African people)