This subseries consists of the field data related to Takaki's fieldwork in the northern Luzon village of Butbut, one of the villages in which she spent the majority of her time between 1964 and 1968. These files were maintained separately from Takaki's main group of field data, now Subseries 1.1. The material documents economic, linguistic, and cultural data specifically about the Kalinga people in Butbut. This includes typed and handwritten stories, tables, notes and notebooks, lists, forms, drafts, and correspondence created by Takaki, her research assistants and informants, and colleagues and contacts in the Philippines.
Butbut field data is divided into groups under headings. Certain material has been labeled as related to "kuwa" (property), "matagūwan," and "qalos" (exchange). The remainder of the material was labeled by Takaki as "in process," "raw data," and "superceded," distinctions that have been maintained here. A final grouping of materials that was separated but unlabeled has been given the label "miscellaneous." The subseries also includes 4x6 index cards containing typed and arranged data from Butbut, included at the end of the subseries.
Related material on economic and linguistic topics can be found in Series 7 and 8.
Arrangement:
The material is arranged in alphabetical order by topical heading, provided by Takaki.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Michiko Takaki papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
