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Ethnographic atlas of Ifugao: implications for theories of agricultural evolution in Southeast Asia

Current anthropology24 (4)Published In 1983 • Pages: 516-519

By: Dove, Michael R..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is review of Harold C. Conklin's 'Ethnographic Atlas of Ifugao,' which for production reasons could not be included in this collection. The Atlas consists of text, photographs, and map-plates, based on 1,000 aerial photographs and on-the-ground verification. The Ifugao households cultivate rice in irrigated terraces and grow sweet potatoes in swiddens. They also carefully manage woodlots. The proportion of total land area used by each activity is 17 percent for rice, 15 percent for swiddens, and 25 percent for woodlots. Conklin argues that terreacing was a response to population pressure because it minimized land requirements.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tillage
Cereal agriculture
Production and supply
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ifugao
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1999
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
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.
Technical Personnel
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
Ian Skoggard ; 1998
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1961-1979
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ifugao Province, Philippines
NotesAdditional notes
by Michael R. Dove
Includes bibliographical references (p. 519)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
a 63000576
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ifugao (Philippine people)