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The Kuhgalu of Iran

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By: Bawer, Mahmud.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a general ethnographic sketch of the tribes inhabiting the Kuhgalu region of Iran. Geographical and ethnic divisions of the tribes are indicated and data pertaining to social life and customs are supplied. The author was apparently associated with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in Iran at the time this article was written. No date of research is given but it is believed that the data were gathered sometime in 1946.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Place names
Topography and geology
Composition of population
Land use
Settlement patterns
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Tribe and nation
Community structure
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Lur
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
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.
Social Scientist
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
Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
none
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kuhgalu region, Iran
NotesAdditional notes
Mahmud Bawer
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Lur (Iranian people)