Book

The Yukaghir and the Yukaghirized Tungus

AMS Press13 (1-3)Published In 1975 • Pages: xvi, 469 , [15] leaves of plates

By: Jochelson, Waldemar.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book provides a comprehensive description of Yukaghir culture and society based on ethnographic information and other evidence collected by the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. The focus of the expedition shifted from finding evidence for the peopling of the Americas across the Bering Straits to salvaging aspects of Yukaghir culture because they were deemed be on the eve of extinction from smallpox, starvation, and the burdens of a fur tax and tribute, as well as through absorption into other groups, including not just the politically-dominant ethnic Russians but other, relatively larger, native Siberian groups like the Sakha (Yakut) and Even (Tungus). Particularly detailed coverage is provided on mythology, religious practices, ceremonial artifacts, family life, health issues, transportation, and economic activities.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Location
Topography and geology
Climate
Annual cycle
Hunting and trapping
Fishing
Domesticated animals
Pastoral activities
Settlement patterns
Dwellings
Animal transport
Vehicles
Transportation
Inter-community relations
Inter-ethnic relations
Shamans and psychotherapists
Mythology
Acculturation and culture contact
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yukaghir
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
North Asia
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.
Ethnographer
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
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1895-1896, 1901-1902
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1895-1902
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
eastern Sakha Republic, northern Magadan Oblast, and western Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
NotesAdditional notes
by Waldemar Jochelson
Reprint of the 1926 ed. published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, and G. E. Stechert, New York, which was issued as v. 13, pt. 1-3 of the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, and as v. 9, pt. 1-3 of the Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition,Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. xiv-xvi) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
73003531
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yukaghir
Evenki (Asian people)