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Culture Summary: Kanak

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 2019 • Pages:

By: Winslow, Donna.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Kanak people of New Caledonia. Information is presented on major aspects of Kanak culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kanak
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1840-1998
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
New Caledonia
NotesAdditional notes
Donna Winslow
This culture summary is based on the article "Ajië" by Donna Winslow, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 2, Oceania, Terence E. Hays, ed. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1991. The sections on Identification and Location, Demography, Linguistic Affiliation, Industrial, and Religious Belief were revised and/or expanded by Ian Skoggard in April, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kanaka (New Caledonian people)
Ethnology--New Caledonia