Ethnology, Volume 19University of Pittsburgh, 1980 - Anthropology |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 28
Page 172
... plants that the woman subsequently propagated and shared with other people . Now , however , the plants required human toil in order to grow.5 The Nugkui of the myth still lives in the present , inhabiting the topsoil and helping the ...
... plants that the woman subsequently propagated and shared with other people . Now , however , the plants required human toil in order to grow.5 The Nugkui of the myth still lives in the present , inhabiting the topsoil and helping the ...
Page 173
... plants , as well as adults and children . The largest " adult " plants tend to congregate in the perimeter of the gar- den where they protect the smaller " child " plants in the center . When a woman is harvesting manioc , she should ...
... plants , as well as adults and children . The largest " adult " plants tend to congregate in the perimeter of the gar- den where they protect the smaller " child " plants in the center . When a woman is harvesting manioc , she should ...
Page 182
... plants . As we mentioned earlier , one of the perceived attributes of young manioc plants is that they tend to become " thirsty . " We were told that when thirsty , the souls of the young manioc plants cry out , " Bring us water before ...
... plants . As we mentioned earlier , one of the perceived attributes of young manioc plants is that they tend to become " thirsty . " We were told that when thirsty , the souls of the young manioc plants cry out , " Bring us water before ...
Contents
Volume XIX Number | 1 |
MAYORUNA PANOAN KINSHIP I | 11 |
THE MANIPULATION OF KPELLE SOCIAL | 29 |
Copyright | |
12 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
achiote agnate Aguaruna Ain al-Qasis ambiguity andē animals Anthropology behavior brideservice bridewealth cash cent child Chinantec cognate committee context cultivation cultural daughter disputes divorce dyad economic Eskimo ethnographic father fatherhood female husband fertility full sibling garden girl Goyigama herding household individuals Kadara Kagoro kinship kinsmen kintypes Kpelle Kukulewa land landlords lineal live LOC NUM CLU Lower Chinook Machiguenga male husband manioc marital marriage married Mayoruna monogamous mortgage mother NAME LOC Nandi nantag norms Otomí Pantelleria parents participate pastoral patrilineal pattern peasants plants polygynous polygynous unions production Pul Eliya Qashqa'i reciprocal labor relations relationship relative renom responsibility ritual role rotating credit associations sample secondary marriage sexual shepherds social stress societies song duel status structure susto susto illness tanda tenant Tenino tion traditional tribal variga Veddas village wife wife's Wishram wives woman woman/woman marriage women Zapotec