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Pattern and variation in Amahuaca kin terminology

Working papers on South American Indians (1)Published In 1979 • Pages: 13-36

By: Dole, Gertrude Evelyn.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed and comprehensive account of Amahuaca kinship terminology. The Amahuaca use multiple terms to refer to each other. The author explains this complexity in relation to the prescribed marriage and residence patterns of a small population where kinship terms can overlap.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Regulation of marriage
Kinship terminology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Amahuaca
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
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
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
1960-1961
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Varadero, Purús, Ucayali, Peru
NotesAdditional notes
Gertrude E. Dole
Includes bibliographical references (p. 36)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
85647082
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Amahuaca Indians