essay
The Carib
Handbook of South American Indians, edited by Julian H. Steward • 4 • Published In 1948 • Pages: 547-565
By: Rouse, Irving.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article from the HANDBOOK OF SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS is a summary based on several primary sources, and written by an author who himself has done field research in the area and published several articles on the Carib. No single aspect of the culture is treated extensively, but a fairly well-rounded ethnography id presented. In addition, a brief history of early European contacts and comments on earlier writers are given. The list of sources on page 565 refers to a complete bibliography for the volume which appears on pages 567-609 pf the original which has not been included in the file.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kalinago
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Caribbean
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- George R. Bedell ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1650-1700
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Dominica, Martinique, and St. Vincent
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Irving Rouse
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 565)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 46026504
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Black Carib Indians