Book
Houses and house use of the Sierra Tarascans
U.S. Govt. Print. Off. • (1) • Published In 1944 • Pages: x, 37 , 8 plates
By: Beals, Ralph L. (Ralph Leon), Carrasco Pizana, Pedro, McCorkle, Thomas.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
With the objective of suggesting solutions to inadequacies in Tarascan housing, this study undertakes to survey uses of various building materials, types of domestic structures, modes of construction, furniture, utensils, interior decoration, material and construction costs, utilization and adequacy of the various types of buildings, related ceremonial and social functions, and the historical development of building types. “The terms ‘house,’ or ‘troje,’ and [‘kitchen’ or] ‘cocina’ as employed in the Sierra refer to the construction of the house rather than to its use. Normally, each family has a house and a kitchen. In the kitchen, the family cooks, eats, and sleeps. The house serves as a storage place for all types of property.” (The uses being quite fluid, structures accordingly may be indexed both as dwellings and outbuildings.)
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Masonry
- Carpentry
- Architecture
- Dwellings
- Outbuildings
- Grounds
- Heating and lighting equipment
- Housing
- Apparatus
- Price and value
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tarascans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2024
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1959 ; Leon G. Doyon ; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1940-1942
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1940-1942
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central-northern Michoacán, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Ralph L. Beals, Pedro Carrasco, and Thomas McCorkle
- Since the Tarascan "troje" (house) is really a storehouse, it has been marked for 343 (outbuildings). The "torita" and "cocina" (kitchen) are marked for 342 (dwelling) because they are used for family living.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 45035428
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tarasco Indians
- Indians of Mexico--Dwellings