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Tribes

Scope note

Social groups, the members of which are held to be descended from a common ancestor, composed of numerous families, clans, or villages. They typically occupy a specific geographic territory, possess cultural, religious, and linguistic homogeneity, and are united politically under one head or chief. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300049946

Broader Terms used

<kinship groups>

Equivalent Terms used

tribe

Created

13yrs ago

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