Unpacking Hopi "Clans," II: Further Questions about Hopi Descent Groups

Abstract

Hopi social structure has been defined as composed primarily of matrilineal descent groups, which are corporate, mutually exclusive, and segmentarily coordinate. These ideas reflect the conceptions of classical descent theory. Part I of this paper (Whiteley 1985) concluded that Hopi clans did not possess joint economic estates. Part II examines whether descent groups are ritually or jurally corporate in Hopi practice. The supposed structural isomorphism of descent group segments is questioned, especially in light of the problem of fluctuating "clan" identities. A cross-sex patrilateral relationship (FZ/BS) is analyzed to demonstrate the structural significance of non-descent-group ties.

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