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Ethnography of the Guarauno Indians

Lit. y Tip. Vargas (15)Published In 1945 • Pages: HRAF MS: 328 [Original: 315 , plates]

By: Turrado Moreno, Angel, Muirden, Sydney.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
When writing this report the author had worked among the Warao Indians of the Orinoco Delta as a Franciscan missionary for twelve years. After a critical review of existing records about the past of these Indians, Fray Moreno gives a very precise and detailed ethnographic description, always pointing out regional differences. However, the report does not cover kin relationship and kin terminology. Frequently the native words for material and ideational objects as well as activities are provided in the text.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Warao
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Missionary
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sigrid Khera 1967
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1933-1944
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
nineteenth century-1943
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
NotesAdditional notes
por Angel Turrado Moreno ; introduction by Victorino de San Martín
Translation of: Etnografía de los indios guaraunos
The original Spanish text is not included
Translated for the HRAF files by Sydney Muirden
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86204772
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Warao Indians