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The culinary code in the puliaijat ritual of the Mentawaians
Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde • 138 (24) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 64-97
By: Schefold, Reimar.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Following a brief introduction to Mentawaian ethnography, with particular emphasis on daily foods consumed, Schefold directs his attention to the study of the Puliaijat ritual of this group, and specifically with those aspects and actions related to what the author calls the "culinary code" -- foods and food symbolism in the society. Although somewhat theoretical in nature, this essay does present interesting data on Mentawaian foods and food habits .
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Hunting and trapping
- Domesticated animals
- Diet
- Community structure
- Animism
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Avoidance and taboo
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mentawaians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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.
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967-1969, 1974, 1978
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mentawei Islands, west of Sumatra, Indonesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Reimar Schefold
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-97)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sn86000287
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mentawai (Indonesian people)