MURDOCK NUMBERS - Humanities
- Field label
- MURDOCK NUMBERS
- Field mnemonic
- MUR
- Field name
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- Murdock Numbers
- Numéros Murdock
- Field definition
- This field contains a Murdock world culture classification code for the object.
- Heading
- ETHNOLOGICAL FIELDS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter the Murdock world culture classification code. Attributed data should be followed by space "?". A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
- Cataloguers rules
- For further information on Murdock numbers, refer to: Murdock, George P., C. Ford, A. E. Hudson, R. Kennedy, L. W. Simmons, and J. W. M. Whiting. 1961. Outline of Cultural Materials. Human Relations Area Files, 4th edition. New Haven.
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- NA41
- NA42 ?
- NA30
- NA41
- NA42 ?
- NA30
- Discipline
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- Ethnology
- Source
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- Ethnology extra Task Force
- Field label (French)
- NUMEROS MURDOCK
- Field mnemonic (French)
- MUR
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