book chapter

The people of Ifalik: a little-disturbed atoll

Pacific Science Board, National Research CouncilWashington • Published In 1949 • Pages:

By: Burrows, Edwin G. (Edwin Grant).

Abstract
Mr. Burrows is a competent ethnographer and has had wide experience in field work on many Pacific Islands-as well as Ifalik.This book contains an excellent descriptive account of the culture of a relatively unacculturated society. It covers in detail technology, house-building, canoe-building, navigation, social structure, economics, government, foreign relations, religion and ethics. Lists are given of flora, fauna, and stars (used in navigation) with native and scientific identification.
Subjects
Fauna
Flora
Descriptive somatology
Population
Traditional history
Fishing
Tillage
Diet
Personal grooming
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Shipbuilding
Mercantile business
Travel
Gender status
Visiting and hospitality
Behavior toward non-relatives
Community structure
Prayers and sacrifices
Avoidance and taboo
culture
Woleai Region
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katherine Schlesinger ; 1950-1956 ; Teferi A. Adem 2005
Field Date
1947-1948
Coverage Date
1900-1948
Coverage Place
Ifaluk, Woleai Region, Federated States of Micronesia
Notes
Edwin Grant Burrows
This document consists of excerpts
Unpublished manuscript submitted as a final report, Coordinated Investigation of Micronesian Anthropology
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-246)
Photographs not included
LCSH
Ifaluk Atoll (Micronesia)/Caroline Islands--Social life and customs/Micronesians--Social life and customs