essay
Social structure of Santa Cruz
Explorations in cultural anthropology ; essays in honor of George Peter Murdock • New York • Published In 1964 • Pages: 57-93
By: Davenport, William H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article William Davenport presents a brief account of Santa Cruz ethnography with an emphasis on socio-political organization. Major topics discussed in this work are: culture history, geography, economic specialization and trade, settlements and domestic groupings, the significance of men's houses in the community, households and extended families, marriage and kinship, descent and filiation, and political associations -- particularly the men's associations and their leadership. The study concludes with a list of kinship terms employed by the inhabitants of Graciosa Bay and Cape Mendaña.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Santa Cruz Islanders
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Melanesia
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- October 1958-October 1960
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1595-1960s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- NotesAdditional notes
- William Davenport
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 93)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 63021538
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands)