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To become a maker of canoes: an essay in Warao enculturation
Enculturation in Latin America : an anthology • 37 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 303-358
By: Wilbert, Johannes.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article offers a wealth of data concerning the technical and ritual aspects of Warao canoe-making. Transmission of canoe-making skills during childhood and adolescence is discussed, along with the ritualistic initiation of an adult as a prestigious master craftsman. The canoe is seen to be the crucial, central symbol of Warao existence; integrated both with tribal mythology and the natural environment.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Shipbuilding
- Boats
- Transmission of skills
- Revelation and divination
- Woodworking
- Spirits and gods
- 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
- essay
- 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
- M. A. Marcus ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1954-1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1954-1969
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Winikina Warao, Orinoco Delta, Venezuela
- NotesAdditional notes
- Johannes Wilbert
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76620078
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Warao Indians