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Ecology, ritual and economic organization in the distribution of palm starch among the Warao of the Orinoco Delta
Journal of anthropological research • 30 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 116-138
By: Heinen, H. Dieter, Ruddle, Kenneth.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines the ecological basis and function of certain rituals in which moriche palm starch is distributed.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Flora
- Gratification and control of hunger
- Organized ceremonial
- Tillage
- Climate
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- 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
- 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
- Marlene Martin ; John Beierle ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1966-1973
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- 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
- H. Deiter Heinen and Kenneth Ruddle
- Information on food sharing and food offered and distributed ceremonially is indexed for Gratification and Control of Hunger (261).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-138)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73645054
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Warao Indians