CULTURAL CONTEXT - Humanities
- Field label
- CULTURAL CONTEXT
- Field mnemonic
- CUC
- Field name
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- Cultural Context
- Contexte culturel
- Field definition
- This field indicates the original historical, social, economic, religious or other cultural context of the object. A description of the ritual significance or connection with religious or social ceremonies may be included.
- Status
- Strongly recommended for uploading to Artefacts Canada.
- Heading
- DESCRIPTIVE FIELDS
- Comments
- Edits were made to this field in May 2010. Data entry rules were made more precise, and harmonized with those recommended in Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and Their Images. By Murtha Baca, Patricia Harpring, Elisa Lanzi, Linda McRae, and Ann Whiteside. Visual Resources Association. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. Website: http://www.vrafoundation.org/ccoweb/index.htm (accessed 2010-03-05).
- Entry rules
- Enter user-defined keywords to describe the original cultural context. Multiple entries are allowed. For generic terms, generally use the singular form; where the singular is inappropriate, use the plural. Capitalize proper names; for other terms, use lowercase. Avoid abbreviations. Use terminology in the language of the catalogue record. Use diacritics as required. Uncertain data should be followed by space and "?".
- Cataloguers rules
- See also, Culture (CU).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- Sun Dance
- tourism
- trade
- initiation ?
- feasts
- trapping
- warfare
- danse du soleil
- tourisme
- commerce
- initiation ?
- rituel
- rite nuptial
- profession religieuse
- guerre
- Discipline
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- History
- Ethnology
- Source
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- History Task Force
- Ethnology Task Force
- Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and Their Images. By Murtha Baca, Patricia Harpring, Elisa Lanzi, Linda McRae, and Ann Whiteside. Visual Resources Association. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. Pages 215-226. Website: http://www.vraweb.org/ccoweb/cco/about.html (accessed 2013-10-28).
- Field label (French)
- CONTEXTE CULTUREL
- Field mnemonic (French)
- CCU
Contact information for this web page
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