book chapter
Pomo Indians
Handbook of the Indians of California • Berkeley, Calif. • Published In 1953 • Pages: 222-271
By: Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis).
Abstract
This document dealing with the Pomo Indians is divided into three primary parts comprising chapters 15-17. The first of these divisions deals with such topics as habitat, environment, political divisions, lists of village communities, wars, and food supply. The second chapter on the Pomo deals with their civilization and covers such things as material culture, marriage, trade, birth and death, and government. The last of these three chapters covers Pomo religion, and is concerned with the ceremonial system, special ceremonies, modern Ghost Dance, mythology, and type of culture (culture summary). As a whole, each section is quite adequately covered, although elaboration of detail is at a minimum, a fact which is notable in the description of the various religious ceremonies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1960
- Field Date
- ca. 1918
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- northern California, United States
- Notes
- A. L. Kroeber
- Original ed. issued as Bulletin 78 of the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology
- LCSH
- Pomo Indians