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Third report on the Indians of British Columbia
Report of the sixty-first meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held at Cardiff in August 1891 • London • Published In 1892 • Pages: 408-449
By: Boas, Franz.
Abstract
This work presents a general summary of Bellacoola society as it existed in the latter part of the 19th century. Data presented pertain to: names and locations of settlements, Bellacoola 'gentes' and their totems, secret societies and the potlatch, customs regarding birth, puberty, marriage and death, religion and shamanism, warfare and medicine. Information on material culture is generally lacking in this work, but several examples of Bellacoola representative art as exemplified in the dance masks of the secret societies are illustrated in the text.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1964-1965: John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- 1886-ca. 1890
- Coverage Date
- 1886-ca. 1890
- Coverage Place
- Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
- Notes
- by Dr. Franz Boas
- LCSH
- Bella Coola Indians