Table 2.
Spheres of hxaro of two bands and individuals in those bands
| Band | No. of other bands in which ego has xaro partners |
No. of people in other bands with whom ego sometimes coresides* |
Total no. of bands and people with whom ego’s band members coreside | |||
| Range | Range | Total | ||||
| Band 1 n = 12 adults | 5.5 | 2–9 | 165 | 60–270 | 23 | 690 |
| Band 2 n = 10 adults | 11.2 | 6–21 | 336 | 180–630 | 35 | 1,050 |
These figures were derived from taking: (number of xaro partners in other bands) × (band size). Because band size shifts, average band size was calculated at 30 adults and children. The size of these spheres of interaction was then checked with descriptions of which bands converged and camped together for a week or longer when resources were plentiful. If anything, these figures underestimate spheres of interaction.