book chapter
A Visit to Karaginski Island, Kamchatka
Geographical journal • 12 • Published In 1898 • Pages: 280-299 [incomplete]
By: Barrett-Hamilton, G. E. H., Jones, H. O..
Abstract
This article is based on a three-day stop at Karaga and Karaginski Island in August 1897. Since this article contains more ethnographical information than in previous articles by Barrett-Hamilton, it would seem to indicate that the co-author, Mr. Jones, is an ethnologist, but it is not clear whether Mr. Jones actually visited Kamchatka. Barrett-Hamilton, who did visit the area, is unfortunately a naturalist and not trained ethnographer, though he appears to be quite unbiased as an observer. The ethnographical information reported by these two men is based on much too hurried a survey to be anything more than fragmentary data on some external aspects of the culture of Karaga and Karaginski Island, though the information does have the virtue of being first-hand and of being written up in a systematic fashion. Karaga and Karaginski Island are generally considered to be in Koryak territory, but Jones and Barrett-Hamilton classify the inhabitants of Karaga as Kamchadal and guess that the inhabitants of Karaginski Island are Kamchadalized Koryak.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- North Asia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Natural
- Physical Scientist
- Document Rating
- 2: Fair
- Analyst
- Carol Cerf ; 1950-1956
- Field Date
- 1897
- Coverage Date
- 1897
- Coverage Place
- Karaginskiy Island, Kamchatka Province, Russia
- Notes
- G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton and H. O. Jones
- LCCN
- 28017564
- LCSH
- Koryaks