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Growth studies on a hybrid population of Eskimo-White origin in southwestern Alaska
Folk • 5 • Published In 1963 • Pages: 199-208
By: Jørgensen, Jørgen Balslev, Laughlin, William S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper presents physical anthropological data concerning growth patterns among a sample of 82 individuals (ages 2-27) from the Kodiak Island village of Old Harbor. Anthropometric data on weight, stature, upper limbs, feet, and head measurements are given and analyzed as to their bearing on growth. The authors discuss the fact that the Old Harbor population is, as are probably all present-day Eskimo populations, a hybrid one. Brief mention is made of ways the hybridization may affect the data. Six more genetically linked traits (e.g., handedness, colorblindness, blood type) and their occurrence are noted. The authors conclude from their data that the Kodiak population, while hybridized, acts as a statistically normal population. They further conclude that the Eskimo have a longer growth period (ending at age 24-25) than other groups.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Anthropometry
- Genetics
- Racial identification
- Ontogenetic data
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Alutiiq
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- 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.
- Physical 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
- Eleanor Swanson ; Heather Fellows ; 1976
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- 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)
- Koniag Eskimo, Village of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- J. Baslev Jørgensen and William S. Laughlin
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Koniagmiut Eskimos