Book
The native culture in the Marquesas
The Museum • (9) • Published In 1923 • Pages: v, 358
By: Handy, E. S. Craighill (Edward Smith Craighill).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work by a professional ethnologist constitutes the major source on the culture of the Marquesas. While much of the former culture has disappeared, Handy, by utilizing the memories of aged informants and the early accounts of travelers, has been able to reconstruct the culture as it existed in the past. Although the book deals primarily with these data, some information is included on the modern inhabitants of the Marquesas. The book contains information on material culture, social organization, political structure, warfare, life cycle, religions, and subsistence patterns. Many of the passages used by the author to illustrate given points are credited by the author to Ralph Linton, who accompanied the author in the capacity of archaeologist. There is a lengthy errata sheet on page v.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Tribe and nation
- Status of children
- Adoption
- Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
- Agriculture
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Spirits and gods
- Sacred objects and places
- Literary texts
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Marquesas
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- Book
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- James R. Leary ; 1959: John Beierle; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1920-1921
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1920-1921
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific
- NotesAdditional notes
- by E. S. Craighill Handy
- 'Bayard Dominick expedition. Publication number 9.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 356-357)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 24012768
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ethnology--French Polynesia--Marquesas Islands