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Barter, gift, or violence: an analysis of Tewa inter tribal exchange

Social exchange and interaction (46)Published In 1972 • Pages: 21-45, 137-147

By: Ford, Richard I..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document describes the importance of economic trade transactions between pueblos and between pueblo and other nomadic peoples (with emphasis on the Indians of the plains, especially the Comanche, Ute, Jicarilla Apache, and Navajo). In this study trade relationships are discussed in detail, as well as reasons for trade, the role of the trader in exchange transactions, exchange partners, and the various items circulating in trade.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External trade
External relations
Retail marketing
Internal trade
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tewa Pueblos
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
Southwest and Basin
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
John Beierle; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1962
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1760-1968
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tewa Pueblos, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Richard I. Ford
Papers presented at a symposium held during the 68th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans, Nov. 21, 1969
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-147)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
73620540
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tewa Indians