The cultural history of the South American Indians /
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| Author / Creator: | Nordenskiöld, Erland, 1877-1932. |
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| Uniform title: | Sydamerikanska indianernas kulturhistoria. English |
| Imprint: | New York : AMS Press, c1999. |
| Description: | xxv, 223 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | AMS studies in cultural history, 1058-2398 ; no. 4 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3907739 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the Ethnography of Baron Erland Nordenskiold
- 1. Work Bearing on the Indians of South America
- 2. Geographical Features of the Continent
- 3. The Geographical Distribution of the Indian Languages
- 4. Civilized and Primitive Races in South America
- 5. Statistical Information Concerning the Indians of South America
- 6. The Geographical Distribution of the Material Cultures
- 7. Use of Fire
- 8. Stone, Wood, Bone, Copper, and Bronze Implements
- 9. Agriculture
- 10. Hunting
- 11. Fishing
- 12. Domestic Animals
- 13. The Salt Industry Among the Indians
- 14. Food, Beverages, and their Preparation
- 15. Use of Narcotics
- 16. Clothing
- 17. Deformation of the Body, Tattooing, Ornaments, etc.
- 18. Dwellings and their Furnishings
- 19. Transporting, Communicating, Signalling, etc.
- 20. The Indians as Traders
- 21. Wars, Trophies, Amazons, etc.
- 22. Real Medical Art among the Indians
- 23. Games and Sports
- 24. Music, Dance, and Song
- 25. Handicraft
- 26. Art and Decoration
- 27. The Family
- 28. The Indian Community
- 29. Burial of the Dead
- 30. Religious Concepts, Medicine Men, etc.
- 31. [Chapter deleted; see Preface, page xiv]
- 32. Indian Culture East and West of the Andes
- 33. The Sequence of Cultures and the Antiquity of Man in S. America
- 34. Relations Between the New and the Old World.