ABSTRACT The district (kabupaten) of Kerinci lies on the western border of Jambi, neighbouring West Sumatra, and is now part of the province of Jambi. Previously it was incorporated into the Dutch colonial government’s province of Sumatra’s West Coast. Not knowing quite where to place Kerinci reflects an uncertainty as to which of its neighbours Kerinci, geographically isolated as it is, has the closest cultural and historical affinities. Among other puzzles thrown up by such a consideration is how to assess the structure and significance of lineages in Kerinci. Each Kerinci village has its own specific set of lineages. In north Kerinci, the area bordering West Sumatra, the lineages are matrilineal in terms of recruitment and seem to resemble their West Sumatran counterparts. However, the situation is complex. In order to provide a full ethnographic picture of the situation this article gives a detailed description of the lineage structure of one village, Pondok Tinggi, in central Kerinci. This description discusses the function and recruitment of office-holders within each lineage and their continuing significance in the political structuring of the community.

中文翻译：

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苏门答腊克林奇的当地血统

摘要 凯林奇县 (kabupaten) 位于占碑西部边界，毗邻西苏门答腊，现在是占碑省的一部分。此前它被并入荷兰殖民政府的苏门答腊西海岸省。不知道将 Kerinci 放在哪里反映了它的哪些邻居 Kerinci 的不确定性，因为它在地理上是孤立的，具有最接近的文化和历史亲缘关系。这种考虑引发的其他难题之一是如何评估克林奇世系的结构和重要性。每个 Kerinci 村庄都有自己特定的血统集。在与西苏门答腊接壤的北凯林奇地区，这些世系在招募方面是母系的，似乎与西苏门答腊的同类相似。然而，情况很复杂。为了提供有关情况的完整人种学图片，本文详细描述了 Kerinci 中部 Pondok Tinggi 一个村庄的谱系结构。该描述讨论了每个世系中公职人员的功能和招聘，以及他们在社区政治结构中的持续重要性。