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The eating groups and work groups among the Tapirapé

Ensaios de etnologia Brasileira, series 5:Brasiliana101Published In 1937 • Pages: 86-111

By: Baldus, Herbert, Brunel, Ariane.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, the author discusses the organization of eating groups, their role in the distribution of food, the part they play in community feasts, and in social life in general. In addition, the communal labor groups among the Tapirapé are also discussed and a description is given of a work party. Tapirapé attitudes toward labor, work tempos and rhythms and the manner in which labor is organized is also described. The data were gathered by the author, an ethnologist, in 1935 when he lived with the Tapirapé.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Eating
Visiting and hospitality
Mutual aid
Diet
Dance
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tapirapé
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
Eastern South America
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
Betty Potash; 1960
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1935
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1935
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tapirapé river area, far northeastern Mato Grosso state, Brazil
NotesAdditional notes
Herbert Baldus
Translation of: [Os Grupos de Comer e os Grupos de Trabalho dos Tapirapé]
The original Portuguese text is included only in the microfiche collection
Translated from the Portuguese for the HRAF files by Ariane Brunel in 1960
Plates 1-29 omitted since they do not pertain to Tapirapé
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tapirapé Indians