essay

Yaruro incipient tropical forest horticulture:: possibilities and limits

evolution of horticultural systems in native south america: causes and consequences, a symposium (2) • Published In 1961 • Pages: 13-46

By: Leeds, Anthony, Wilbert, Johannes.

Abstract
This source is primarily concerned with the relationship between a specific ecological system and the resulting cultural pattern. The author uses the Yaruro of the central Cinaruco area to illustrate this relationship using the indigenous tropical forest horticulture system as the ecological framework. There is much material on the physical area inhabited by the Yaruro, their subsistence activities, technological advancement, land use; and the lack of occupational specialization, social stratification, warfare, etc., as a result of the relationship between habitat and cultural complexity.
Subjects
Vocabulary
Food quest
Domesticated animals
Tillage
Diet
Land use
Production and supply
Division of labor by gender
culture
Pumé
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
South America
Sub Region
Amazon and Orinoco
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnographer
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Millicent Kim ; 1963
Field Date
1958
Coverage Date
1958
Coverage Place
Cinaruco river region, eastern Apure, Venezuela
Notes
Anthony Leeds
Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-46)
LCCN
78279678
LCSH
Yaruro Indians