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Traditional coconut culture in Yap

South Pacific bulletin10 (4)Published In 1960 • Pages: 50-53

By: Ogata, S. Bert.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this source the author has presented a study of the traditional Yapese methods of coconut culture which encompass the mother palm selection, selection of seednuts, handling of seednuts, selection of seedlings and preparation of seedlings for planting. The work is well illustrated with many photographs of various aspects of coconut seed collection and planting.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Agricultural science
Arboriculture
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yapese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Micronesia
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1964-1965
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1960
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
NotesAdditional notes
S. Bert Ogata
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
54029426
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yapese (Micronesian people)/Yap (Micronesia)