His comparative analyses of religion, government, material culture, and especially kinship patterns proved to be influential contributions to the field of anthropology.
The evolutionary approach to material culture led museum curators to organize objects on display according to function or level of technological development.
As yet the Netherlands Antilles has developed little expertise on methods of researching, conserving and registering its material and non-material cultural heritage
In some countries, the programmes encompass several activities, such as the creation of new industries through utilization of locally available materials, cultures, traditions, etc