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Yurok marriages
University Press • 35 (1) • Published In 1934 • Pages: 1-14
By: Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study is an analysis of genealogical data concerning marriages collected by Waterman in 1909 while doing ethnogeographical work among the Yurok. Two types of marriage were found, 'full' and 'half', with the latter being much less esteemed. The designations refer to the amount of the brideprice paid by the groom. 'Half-marriage' is of interest as an essentially matrilineal institution in a society committed to patrilinear descent and control. No change in frequency of types of marriage was found between 1800 and 1900. In their marriage choice, the Yurok were mainly influenced by proximity of potential spouses, with alien speech being only a slight bar to marriage. The Yurok have no clan organization, incipient or otherwise. Both Kroeber and Waterman were professors at the University of California at the time of publication.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Regulation of marriage
- Residence
- Termination of marriage
- Status, role, and prestige
- Classes
- Sex and marital offenses
- Medical personnel
- Classes
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Ethos
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yurok
- 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
- 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
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1909
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1934
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yurok Indians, USA
- NotesAdditional notes
- by T. T. Waterman and A. L. Kroeber
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 06010799
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yurok Indians