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Nambiquara geopolitical organisation

Man (N.S.)22 (1)Published In 1987 • Pages: 1-24

By: Price, David.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is concerned with the distribution of villages and inter-village relations among the Nambiquara Indians of Brazil. It shows that traditional Nambiquara villages housed closely related agnates with a wide variety of duties and privileges to one another. The author argues against the use of concepts of 'tribe' and 'band' for understanding the dynamics of these duties and privileges among villagers.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Dwellings
Kin relationships
Family relationships
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Cultural identity and pride
Community heads
Research and development
Topography and geology
Environmental quality
Hunting and trapping
Collecting
Tillage
Burial practices and funerals
Visiting and hospitality
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Nambicuara
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
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.
Anthropologist
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
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1967-1970
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1908-1987
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Mato Grosso and southern Rondonia states, Brazil
NotesAdditional notes
David Price
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sf 80000548
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Nambicuara Indians