Publication Information The main body of the Publication Information page contains all the metadata that HRAF holds for that document.
Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Ames, David W.
Title:
Wolof co-operative work groups
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
Continuity and change in African cultures, edited by
William R. Bascom and Melville J. Herskovits
Published By: Original publisher
Continuity and change in African cultures, edited by
William R. Bascom and Melville J. Herskovits
Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1959. 224-237 p.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
David W. Ames
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 1999. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Wolof (MS30)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Mutual aid (476);
Sodalities (575);
Tillage (241);
Labor and leisure (461);
Nuptials (585);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The source begins with a short introductory section on the
culture of the Wolof, summarizing the major features of their society. the author follows
this with a description of the composition and functions of the Wolof co-operative work
group, showing its relationship not only to agriculture but also to marriage customs, etc.
Finally, he suggests ways in which the work group might provide a solution to contemporary
problems in Wolof culture.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
2
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
ms30-002
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Essay
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1950-1951
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is 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
Social Anthropologist-5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
James R. Leary ; 1959
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1950-1951
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
West Africa
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Wolof (African people)
