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Potato taxonomy among the Aymara Indians of Bolivia

Acta Americana5 (1-2)Published In 1947 • Pages: 83-103

By: La Barre, Weston.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article covers in detail the classification and use of potatoes by the Aymara. In addition to taxonomy, the suitability of the varieties of potato for cultivation in different areas and for preservation is given.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ethnobotany
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
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.
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
1937-1938
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)
Bolivia
NotesAdditional notes
Weston La Barre
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Aymara Indians