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Anthropometrics of the Warao

Demographic and biological studies of the Warao Indians45Published In 1980 • Pages: 139-151

By: Fleischman, Mark Lawrence.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The data in this article is primarily anthropometric in nature and is based on 31 measurements derived from '…the adult population of seven groups: Winikina (including Barranquilla, or Winikina Hanokoida, and Murichito, or Ohidu Sanuka), España (or Hebu Wabanoko), Koberuna, Hanakahamana, Arawabisi (including Casa de Simon, or Yaruara Akoho, Casa de Juan Mata, or Bamutanoko, and Boca de Araguabisi or Arawabisi Akoho), Hobure, and Sakobana (including Hanakasi, Moninoko, Bonoina)' (p. 139).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Anthropometry
Genetics
Internal migration
Regulation of marriage
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.
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
John Beierle ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1954-1974
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1967-1968
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
Mark Fleischman
Includes bibliographical references (p.151)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
78620049
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Warao Indians