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Culture summary: Rapa Nui

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn.Published In 2016 • Pages:

By: Schiefenhövel, Wulf.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Rapa Nui people. Information is presented on major aspects of Rapa Nui culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Rapa Nui
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2016
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
essay
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2013
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1722-2012
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile
NotesAdditional notes
Wulf Schiefenhövel
This culture summary is from the article, "Easter Island," by Wulf Schiefenhövel, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 2, Oceania, Terence E. Hays, ed. New York: G.K. Hall & Co. The population figures were updated by Leon G. Doyon in April 2013.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Easter Island