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The Aymara

Smithsonian Institution2 (143)Published In 1946 • Pages: 501-573 , plates

By: Tschopik, Harry.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an important ethnographic description of the Aymara. Tschopik used his own field data and secondary data to produce a concise description of the Aymara. The subjects discussed include archaeology, history, religion, social organization, economic life, and life cycle of the Aymara. Insofar as possible, comparisons are made between practices of ca. 1940 and those of pre-conquest times.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Aymara
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1995
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Andes
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
James Leary
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1940-1942
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)
Chucuito, Peru
NotesAdditional notes
Harry Tschopik Jr.
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Aymara Indians