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Culture Summary: Amahuaca

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 2020 • Pages:

By: Dole, Gertrude Evelyn.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Amahuaca people. Information is presented on major aspects ofAmahuaca 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)
Amahuaca
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2020
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Amazon and Orinoco
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
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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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1960-1961
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1890-1990
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ucayali and Madre de Dios, Peru; Acre and western Amazonas, Brazil
NotesAdditional notes
Gertrude E. Dole
This culture summary is from the article "Amahuaca" by Gertrude E. Dole, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 7, South America, Johannes Wilbert, ed. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1994.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Amahuaca Indians