Traditional Plant Medicines and Fishing Rituals from Oral History

An audio recording and transcript of an oral history interview about traditional plant-based medicines and rituals used by fishers. The interview was conducted by Marie-Annick Moreau and features Turo explaining knowledge learned from his paternal aunt, a traditional healer. The dataset is 81.9 KB in size and was last updated on June 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze oral history narratives based on the described fishing rituals and plant uses.
• Study the transmission of traditional knowledge based on the described learning from a family member.
• Identify cultural practices for marine resource management based on the described rituals for attracting fish and ensuring safety.

Strengths

• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, allowing for non-commercial sharing and adaptation.
• The description provides a specific narrative context, detailing the source of the knowledge (a paternal aunt who was a traditional healer).
• Platform tags (Fishing Rituals, Ethnobotany, etc.) offer clear topical classification.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 81.9 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Marie-Annick Moreau via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely gathered through an oral history interview.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:17:01; freshness should be verified.