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Kinship and social behavior among the Haida

American anthropologist, n.s.36 (3)Published In 1934 • Pages: 355-385

By: Murdock, George Peter.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a comprehensive account of the Haida kinship system and terminology drawn from the author's own fieldwork and review of earlier ethnography.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Family relationships
Visiting and hospitality
Etiquette
Kinship terminology
Avuncular and nepotic relatives
Cousins
Parents-in-law and children-in-law
Siblings-in-law
Lineages
Moieties
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Haida
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2017
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northwest Coast and California
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.
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.
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
Ian Skoggard; 2016
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1932
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1932
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada; Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By George Peter Murdock
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17015424
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Haida Indians