essay

Ethnobotany of the Kwanyama Ovambos, South West Africa, 1973

Research reports - National Geographic Society13Published In 1981 • Pages: 521-543

By: Rodin, Robert J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Drawing on data collected by researchers in different decades, this study focuses on the identification, use, and conservation of a variety of plants by the Ovambo.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Flora
Preservation and storage of food
Diet
Alcoholic beverages
Settlement patterns
Division of labor by gender
Residence
Rule of descent
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ovambo
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Botanist
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
1947-1948; 1973
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1947-1973
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern Oshana and western Ohangwena regions, Namibia
NotesAdditional notes
Robert J. Rodin
Includes bibliographical references (p. 543)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
68026794
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ovambo (African people)