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The population of Tikopia, 1929 and 1952

Population studies10Published In 1957 • Pages: 229-252

By: Borrie, W. D., Firth, Raymond, Spillius, James.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article the authors attempted to establish the demographic trends and patterns on Tikopia for the population in general, birth rates, infant mortality, fertility and, the death rate. This study is based upon data collected during Firth's two field trips in 1928 and in 1952.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Demography
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tikopia
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1995
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Polynesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Statistician
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
Robert J. Theodoratus
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1928, 1953
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1928, 1952
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
NotesAdditional notes
[by] W. D. Borrie, Raymond Firth, and James Spillius
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tikopia (Solomon Islands people)