Nukuoro
Also known as: Nukuor
The people of Nukuoro, a Polynesian outlier in Micronesia.
Traditional Culture(1848-1873)Expand All +
Belief
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Supernatural Beings |
| Nature Spirits | Present, but not a major focus of supernatural practice (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274-300 | |
| Nature god(s) | Present, and a major focus of supernatural practice (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 281-282 | |
| Ancestral spirits | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274 | |
| Deified ancestor(s) | Present, and a major focus of supernatural practice (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274 | |
| God(s) | Present, and a major focus of supernatural practice (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274 | |
Afterlife and Creation |
| One's actions while living can affect the nature of one's afterlife | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 288-289 | |
| The actions of others after one has died can affect the nature of one's afterlife | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 288-289 | |
| Myth of humanity’s creation | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274-300 | |
| Primordial pair | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274-300 | |
General Features |
| Forces of nature are controlled by or imbued with the supernatural | Present (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 280-282 | |
Practice
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General Supernatural Practices |
| Headhunting | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934) | |
| Costly sacrifices and offerings | Present (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 282 | |
| Size of largest ritual social group | Larger than a household, no larger than the local community (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 198, 283 | |
| Political and religious differentiation | Some overlap (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 221 | |
Rites |
| Genital cutting | Absent from culture (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 266-272 | |
| Tooth pulling | Absent from culture (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 266-272 | |
| Tattooing | Present in the culture as a rite or feature of a rite (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 270, 312 | |
| Scarification | Absent from culture (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 266-272 | |
| Piercing | Present in culture, but not as a rite or feature of a rite (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 271-272 | |
Social Environment
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| Population | 150 (Source) |
| Carroll (1975) | |
| Population of largest political community | 100-999 (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 221-222 Carroll (1975) |
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| Importance of Patrilateral descent | Medium (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 220-227 | |
| Importance of Matrilateral descent | Medium (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 220-227 | |
| Polygamy | Monogamy prescribed (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 220 | |
Conflict |
| Conflict between communities of the culture | Rare or never (Source) |
| Carroll (1975), pp. 359 Eilers (1934), pp. 274 |
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| Conflict with other cultures | Rare or never (Source) |
| Carroll (1975), pp. 359 Eilers (1934), pp. 274 |
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| Conflict within communities | Low (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 220-227 | |
Cultural Isolation
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| Contact with other cultures | Occasional but not often (Source) |
| Carroll (1975), pp. 349-350 | |
| Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km) | 212.0 (Source) |
| Daft Logic Distance Calculator (2014) | |
| Distance to African or Asian mainland (km) | 4357.0 (Source) |
| Daft Logic Distance Calculator (2014) | |
Subsistence and Economy
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Land-based means of subsistence |
| Animal husbandry as a source of food | Minor (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229-231 | |
| Land-based hunting performed by individuals | Medium (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229-274 | |
| Land-based gathering | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229-234 | |
| Land-based hunting performed by one or more groups | Minor (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229-274 | |
| Agriculture / Horticulture | Principal (Source) |
| Carroll (1975), pp. 355-356 Eilers (1934), pp. 229 |
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Water-based means of subsistence |
| Fishing and water-based hunting performed by one or more groups | Major (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229, 238-243 | |
| Fishing and water-based hunting performed by individuals | Medium (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229, 238-243 | |
Commercial Activity |
| Trade / wage labour as a source of food | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 229-274 | |
| Metalworking | Absent (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 245-266 | |
Physical Environment
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Geographical Range of Culture |
| Number of islands inhabited by culture | One (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 183 | |
Features of Island with Largest Culture Population |
| Latitude | 3.8 (Source) |
| Google Maps (2014) | |
| Longitude | 154.9 (Source) |
| Google Maps (2014) | |
| Island type (island with largest culture population or largest island if unknown) | Atoll (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 183 | |
| Island Size (km²) | 1.7 (Source) |
| Carroll (1975), pp. 356 | |
| Maximum elevation (meters) | 4.0 (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 185 | |
Post Contact History(?)Expand All +
Religious History
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Conversion |
| Adoption of a world religion | Present and predominant (Source) |
| Eilers (1934), pp. 274 | |
External Links
References
Carroll, V. (1966). Nukuoro kinship (Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation). University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Carroll, V. (1975). The population of Nukuoro in historical perspective. In V. Carroll (Ed.), Pacific Atoll Populations (pp. 344-416). Honolulu, HW: University of Hawaii Press.
Daft Logic Distance Calculator. (2014). http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-google-maps-distance-calculator.htm.
Eilers, A. (1934). Islands around Ponape. Hamburg, Germany: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Google Maps (2014). Retrieved from maps.google.com