Tattooing and Techniques of Cross-Cultural Research
Part II:  Data Coding Sheet

by William Divale

 Department of Anthropology

York College (City University of New York), Jamaica, NY

Society Name: ____________________________________________ 

HRAF's OWC Code: _________SCCR No.:_______

Tattooing
   1. present ________________
   2. absent _________________

Sex of Individuals Tattooed
   1. males only
_______________________________________________________

   2. males and females
_______________________________________________________
   3. females only _______________________________________________________

Age When Tattooed
   1. Puberty or at initiation _______________________________________________________
   2. Marriage ______________________________________________________
   3. Other (explain in detail) _______________________________________________________

Rank Differences of Tattooed Persons
   1. No differences in rank _______________________________________________________
   2. High ranked individual are not tattooed ______________________________________________________
   3. High ranked individuals only are tattooed ______________________________________________________

Objects that are tattooed (More than one may apply)
   1. Designs or markings _______________________________________________________
   2. Animals _______________________________________________________
   3. Spirits _______________________________________________________
   4. Anthropomorphic characters _______________________________________________________

Location of tattoos (More than one location may apply)
   1. Face _______________________________________________________
   2. Hands _______________________________________________________
   3. Arms _______________________________________________________
   4. Chest _______________________________________________________
   5. Legs _______________________________________________________
   6. Feet _______________________________________________________
   7. Other (Explain) _______________________________________________________

Emic Significance of Tattoos
   1. Given at a rite of passage ceremony (Birth, Initiation, Marriage, etc.) _______________________________________________________
   2. Given at some other ceremony _______________________________________________________
   3. Not associated with a ceremony _______________________________________________________

Purpose of Tattoos
   1. For decoration only _______________________________________________________
   2. Magical purpose _______________________________________________________
   3. Marker of membership or rank _______________________________________________________

INDEX
Part I: Syllabus

Part II: Outline of Basic Steps of a Cross-Cultural Study
(contains Proposition Inventories, Data Entry Sheet, etc.)

Part III: Outline of a Cross Cultural Study Paper

Part I V: Outline of a Conference Paper