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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4831 A Gurung Household in Rapti Valley [Nepal]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4831
- Creators:
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Cool, John C., 1926-Bista, Dor Bahadur
- Dates:
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April, 1966
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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7 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Description of ethnic groups (including the Tharus and the Gurung) in the region, land tenure, the household of Ash Bir Gurung, land reform and religious rituals.
Administration
Custodial History
Received by S. H. Riesenberg, Chairman, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, and deposited in the Archives by him, ca. 1967.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4831, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4831
Local Note
Local Note
xerox copy of typescript document
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Land tenure and claims -- Nepal | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rituals, formulas and ceremonies -- Nepal | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nepal | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tharus | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gurung | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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