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The island of Yap: anthropological sketches from the diary of N. N. Miklkukha-Maklai
Globus • 33 • Published In 1878 • Pages: HRAF ms: 1, 20 leaves [original: 40-45 ]
By: Miklukho-Maklai, Nikolai Nikolaevich, Honigmann, John Joseph.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article contains information from the Russian explorer's diary, which was published in a Russian geographical journal in 1877, supplemented by other data added by an anonymous editor. Information is given on Yapese physical characteristics, mutilation and tattooing; leadership and social classes; buildings and construction; traditional stories; money; and the influence of European traders on Yapese culture. The data are interesting in view of their relatively early date.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Medium of exchange
- Classes
- Culture summary
- 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.
- Traveler
- 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.
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Heather Fellows ; John Beierle ; 1975
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1876
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1876
- 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
- N. N. Miklucho-Maclay
- Translation of: [Die Insel Wuap: anthropolosich-ethnographische Skizzen aus dem Tagebuche N. N. Miklucho-Maclay's]
- Translated by John Honigmann during World War II for the U.S. Navy Micronesia Program
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yapese (Micronesian people)/Yap (Micronesia)