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Family life of the Dolgani people
Sovetskaya Etnografiya • (4) • Published In 1946 • Pages: 50-74
By: Popov, A. A..
Abstract
This is a monograph on the family cycle of the Dolgani, who are a Yakut-speaking people living northwest of Yakutskaya in the neighboring Taymyr OKRUG. The Dolgani are reindeer herders, a way of life heavily influenced by the Evenk. The monograph describes the sequence of cultural events and behavior from marriage through pregnancy, childbirth, naming, infant and child care, and chidlren's play and toys. Also included is a discussion of Dolgani kinship terminology.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- North Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1996
- Field Date
- 1930
- Coverage Date
- 1930
- Coverage Place
- Taymyr Okrug, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
- Notes
- A. A. Popov
- Translated for the Human Relations Area Files by Leo Bromwich
- LCSH
- Yakut (Turkick people)