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MANICARIA SACCIFERA and its cultural significance among the Warao Indians of Venezuela
Botanical Museum leaflets, Harvard University • 24 (10) • Published In 1976 • Pages: 275-335 , plates LXVI-XCVIII
By: Wilbert, Johannes.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an article written by an experienced ethnologist on the pervasive significance of the MANICARIA SACCIFERA palm, or temiche, to the Warao. It also contains extensive data on the flora and environment of the Orinoco Delta. The article is notable for revealing the breadth of Warao ethnobotanical knowledge and for indicating the importance of the palm to Warao daily life, including its use as building material, in clothing (hats), for making toys, and as a source of food and medicine. Also dealt with are the temiche origin myth and analysis of its symbolism.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethnobotany
- Collecting
- Miscellaneous food processing and packing industries
- 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.
- 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
- Richard A. Wagner ; John Beierle ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1954-1975
- 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
- Johannes Wilbert
- Plates referred to in the text can be found by consulting Category 116
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-335)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 38005883
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Warao Indians