essay
Anthropometrics of the Warao
Demographic and biological studies of the Warao Indians • 45 • Published 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