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Perceptions of nature and the structure of society: the question of Cubeo descent
Dialectical Anthropology • 1 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 287-292
By: Goldman, Irving.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This brief article discusses the Cubeo descent systems as part of the social structure of the Indian communities living in the Cuduiari and Vaupés regions of southeastern Colombia. According to Goldman the Cubeo social structure falls within the familiar segmentary pattern of four dependent divisions, which in descending order of magnitude are the tribe, phratry, patri-sib, and patri-lineage. The primary focus of this paper, however, is on the legendary origins and functions of the phratry and sib organizations in Cubeo society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Clans
- Phratries
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tukano
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- 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.
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1996
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1939-1940, 1968-1970
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1939-1940, 1968-1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cubeo Indians; Cuduiari and Vaupés regions, southeastern Colombia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Irving Goldman
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77649837
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tukano Indians