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A year in the life of an Anadyr-Chukchee reindeer raiser

Severnaia Aziia • (2) • Published In 1928 • Pages: 61-70

By: Orlovskii, P. N., Bromwich, Leo.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This is a study of the Anadyr-Chukchee reindeer economy and contains valuable information on the details of reindeer raising, such as slaughtering techniques, castration of male animals, sorting of the herd, grazing, and the diseases to which the reindeer are subject. The Chukchee calendar is outlined here, and the activities throughout the year in connection with reindeer raising are discussed. The seasonal migrations of the Chukchee to find pasturage and protection for their reindeer receive attention as well as the holidays which revolve around certain events in the reindeer-raising season. Incidental information is to be had also on the activities of the Chukchee women, fishing methods and diet of the Chukchee people, and the participation of the shamans in the various activities connected with reindeer-raising.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Pastoral activities

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Chukchee

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1996

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

article

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Unknown

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.

3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Ruth Heffner ; 1950-1956

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

no date

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

not specified

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Anadyr Chukchee; eastern Siberia, Russia

NotesAdditional notes

by P. N. Orlovskii

Translation of: God anadrysko-Chukotskoga olenevoda.

The original Russian text is not included

Translated for the HRAF files by Leo Bromwich

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Chukchi