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Osage marriage customs

American anthropologist, n.s.14Published In 1912 • Pages: 127-130

By: La Flesche, Francis.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This brief article discusses three forms of Osage marriage: the first marriage of a young couple which is arranged by their parents, that of persons previously married but separated by divorce or death, and that as a result of cohabitation in disregard of tribal custom. The role of the marriage broker, relatives of the marrying couple, and the exchange of gifts by persons involved in the ceremonies are all treated as extensively as the length of the article permits.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Regulation of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Secondary marriages
Special unions and marriages
Illegitimacy
Premarital sex relations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Osage
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Plains and Plateau
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
George R. Bedell ; 1959
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1910
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1910-1912
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Osage Indians, USA
NotesAdditional notes
by Francis La Flesche
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Osage Indians