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An Ethnographic survey of the Riffian tribe of Aith Wuryaghil

Tamuda2 (1)Published In 1954 • Pages: 51-86

By: Hart, David M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, by a professional anthropologist, summarizes cultural data gathered by him during field work in the Rif. Portions of the summary include the agricultural system, property, religion, physical anthropology, and warfare. The most extensive portion of the article deals with socio-political organization. The author gives listings of the various divisions and their respective officials, as well as the inter-relationships between groups and the history of recent social change in the political structure of the area.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tillage
Domesticated animals
Labor supply and employment
Nuptials
Real property
Water supply
Legal norms
Instigation of war
Community councils
Localized kin groups
Extended families
Inter-community relations
Territorial hierarchy
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Berbers of Morocco
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northern Africa
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.
Social Anthropologist
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
James R. Leary ; 1959
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1953-1954
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1953-1954
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Rif, Morocco
NotesAdditional notes
David Montgomery Hart
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Rif (Morocco)