Footprints of the forest : Ka'apor ethnobotany-- the historical ecology of plant utilization by an Amazonian people /
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| Author / Creator: | Balée, William L., 1954- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, c1994. |
| Description: | xxiii, 396 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1507775 |
Table of Contents:
- Note on Orthography and Glosses for Indigenous Terms
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Botanical and Ethnographic Setting
- 3. Ka'apor History
- 4. Activity Contexts of Plants and People
- 5. Medicine, Magic, and Poison
- 6. Indigenous Forest Management
- 7. Plant Nomenclature and Classification
- 8. Toward a Comparative Ethnobotany of Lowland South America
- Appendix 1 Ecological Importance Values of Fallow Species
- Appendix 2 Ecological Importance Values of Fallow Families
- Appendix 3 Ecological Importance Values of High Forest Species
- Appendix 4 Ecological Importance Values of High Forest Families
- Appendix 5 Alphabetical List of Plant Species Known to the Ka'apor
- Appendix 6 Codes for Activity Contexts
- Appendix 7 Indigenous Names and Activity Contexts of Plants Known to the Ka'apor
- Appendix 8 Specific Activities and Associated Plants in Ka'apor Culture
- Appendix 9 Concordance of Folk and Botanical Nomenclature
- Appendix 10 Outline for a Classification of Ka'apor Generic Plant Names.