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The eating groups and work groups among the Tapirapé

Ensaios de etnologia Brasileira, series 5:Brasiliana101 • Published In 1937 • Pages: 86-111

By: Baldus, Herbert, Brunel, Ariane.

Abstract
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.
Subjects
Eating
Visiting and hospitality
Mutual aid
Diet
Dance
culture
Tapirapé
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
South America
Sub Region
Eastern South America
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Betty Potash; 1960
Field Date
1935
Coverage Date
1935
Coverage Place
Tapirapé river area, far northeastern Mato Grosso state, Brazil
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
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the Portuguese for the HRAF files by Ariane Brunel in 1960
Plates 1-29 omitted since they do not pertain to Tapirapé
LCSH
Tapirapé Indians