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Women and property in Guajiro society

Ethnos52 (1-2)Published In 1987 • Pages: 229-245

By: Watson-Franke, Maria-Barbara.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper discusses property-related issues and concepts among the Guajiro ...from a women-oriented perspective, focusing on types of acquisition and management of property as well as death and compensation-linked property transactions. Also considered are questions pertaining to female productivity in pastoral societies and women's significance as resources and potential property (p. 229).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Gender status
Property system
Property in movables
Accumulation of wealth
Sacred objects and places
Magic
Lineages
Informal in-group justice
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Goajiro
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northwestern South America
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.
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
John Beierle; 2011
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1977-1978
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)
Venezuela, South America
NotesAdditional notes
Maria-Barbara Watson-Franke
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
45053696
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Goajiro Indians