Book

Rank and potlach among the Haida

Human Relations Area Files PressNew Haven • Published In 1970 • Pages: 20

By: Murdock, George Peter.

Abstract
The author discusses the Haida system of rank based on feasting, or "potlatch-status complex." Without a potlatch given in one's honor, one cannot acquire status. The four main types of potlatches are associated with building a house, funerals, avenging an insult, and raising a totem pole. Also discussed are the personal names, titles and crests associated with rank.
Subjects
Gift giving
Personal names
Naming
Status, role, and prestige
Slavery
Visiting and hospitality
Household
Extended families
Lineages
Moieties
Social control
culture
Haida
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2016
Field Date
1932
Coverage Date
1900-1932
Coverage Place
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada; Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, United States
Notes
George Peter Murdock
Reprint of the 1936 ed.
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
70118246
LCSH
Haida Indians--Social life and customs