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Pumé exploitation of Mauritia flexuosa (palmae) in the llanos of Venezuela

Journal of ethnobiology15 (2)Published In 1995 • Pages: 177-188

By: Gragson, Theodore Louis.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a so-called "low-intensity disturbance" study of harvesting and use of palm leaves by one of the more remote Yaruro communities. Used primarily for thatching houses, palm leaves are also used as food and fiber. The author measures the amounts of leaves harvested and used to thatch individual houses.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Flora
Collecting
Forest products
Dwellings
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Pumé
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2014
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
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1986-1987, 1989
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1986-1989
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Capanaparo-Cinaruco rivers region, eastern Apure, Venezuela
NotesAdditional notes
Ted L. Gragson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
81643251
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yaruro Indians