book chapter

Ethnography

Census of India, 19013Published In 1903 • Pages: 47-68

By: Temple, Richard C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a broad ethnographic overview of Andamanese hunter-gatherer bands. Topics covered include distinctions and relations among tribal groups, physical and mental characteristics, aspects of majors habits and customs and art forms.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Tribe and nation
Morbidity
History
Morbidity
Cultural participation
Weapons
Descriptive somatology
Physiological data
Ethos
Anthropometry
Personal names
Comparative evidence
General character of religion
Dwellings
Mythology
Magical and mental therapy
Medical care
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Andamans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
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
James Leary ; 1957
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1901
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1858-1903
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Andaman Islands, India
NotesAdditional notes
by Lieutenant Col. Sir Richard C. Temple
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Andaman Islands--Population