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The Pomo kin group and the political unit in aboriginal California

Journal of California anthropology1 (1)Published In 1974 • Pages: 7-18

By: Kunkel, Peter H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper discusses some ideas and conclusions that Kunkel has derived from the analysis of his data regarding political organization among the Pomo and other tribes of northern California. The author discusses the basic political units and ambilateral residential kin groups involved in his analysis and critiques the theoretical generalizations made by Kroeber, Gifford, Goldschmidt and others regarding these cultural aspects of society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Household
Extended families
Rule of descent
Lineages
Tribe and nation
Community structure
Community heads
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Pomo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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.
Unknown
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
John Beierle ; 1999
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)
California, United States
NotesAdditional notes
P. H. Kunkel
Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-18)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
76642060
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pomo Indians