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The social aspect of Huron property
American anthropologist • 58 (6) • Published In 1956 • Pages: 1044-1058
By: Herman, Mary Woody.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document examines early seventeenth century Huron ownership rights with respect to movable property and the degree to which such rights are embedded in broader cultural practices. The author discusses reparation payments, labor cooperation, trade transactions, hospitality, feasting, and gift-giving. In general, Huron customs discouraged the personal accumulation of movable property and instead allowed it to circulate through the society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Property system
- Property in movables
- Gift giving
- Exchange transactions
- Visiting and hospitality
- Offenses against life
- Property offenses
- Peacemaking
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Huron/Wendat
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1615-1649
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mary W. Herman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1058)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Wyandot Indians