book chapter

Physical characteristics of the Copper Eskimos

F.A. AclandXIIPublished In 1923 • Pages: 89 , 12 plates

By: Jenness, Diamond.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book deals with the physical anthropology of the Copper Inuit with some comparative material from other Inuit groups. From an analysis of the data, Jenness concluded that Stefánson's theory of Viking blood in the Copper Inuit is erroneous.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Human biology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Copper Inuit
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
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
book chapter
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
AW ; 1950-1956
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1914-1916
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)
Northwest Territories, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
by Diamond Jenness
This document consists of excerpts. For additional data on anthropometry the original volume should be consulted
For a description of Jenness' field procedures see the Research Methods (120) subjects.
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Copper Eskimos