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A Lacustrine economy in California

Miscellanea Paul Rivet Octogenario Dicata1Published In 1958 • Pages: 211-217

By: Beals, Ralph L. (Ralph Leon), Hester, Joseph A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study in the ecology of the Tachi Yokuts north and west of Tulare Lake, whose culture was significantly influenced by the immediate lake and desert environment. The authors give a brief but adequate description of this environment, indicate how it affected the Tachi material culture and how the latter differs from the culture of the surrounding Yokuts groups. Finally, the authors discuss the social organization and conclude that the differences in material culture derived from the environment are not paralleled to any significant extent by differences in the social organization.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Fauna
Flora
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Settlement patterns
External trade
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yokuts
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
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
essay
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
George R. Bedell ; 1960
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)
Tachi Yokuts, southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Ralph L. Beals and Joseph A. Hester, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yokuts Indians