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The Ramah Navajo
U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs. • (75-80) • Published In 1966 • Pages: 1, 327-377
By: Kluckhohn, Clyde.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source represents the last ethnographic material written by the author before his death. It is primarily a short summary of the Ramah Navajo based on research conducted between 1936 and 1955. Consequently, brief data are included on all elements of Navajo culture plus some physical and genetic information. As such, the paper is useful as an introduction to Navajo culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Regulation of marriage
- Secondary marriages
- Termination of marriage
- Woodworking
- Lithic industries
- Ethnobotany
- Alcoholic beverages
- Personality traits
- Residence
- Household
- General character of religion
- Birth statistics
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Navajo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- 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
- Richard A. Wagner ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1936-1955
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1871-1954
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ramah, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Clyde Kluckhohn
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 374-377)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 38026823
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians