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The social position of the woman among the Eastern Bororoessay 1937 • Baldus, Herbert & Lillios, Ivana
Bororo • South America > Eastern South America
This essay has two purposes. In terms of the data, it seeks to demonstrate the social equality of Bororo women. In terms of method, it attempts to point out that our interpretation of a situation may be faulty if it does not include how the natives u...The Tapirapéarticle 1970 • Baldus, Herbert & Brunel, Ariane
Tapirapé • South America > Eastern South America
This document is compiled from a number of issues of the Revisto do Arquivo Municipal. The author, an ethnologist, deals with various aspects of Tapirapé culture including diet, dress, ornamentation and body designs, village size and settlement patte...The eating groups and work groups among the Tapirapéarticle 1937 • Baldus, Herbert & Brunel, Ariane
Tapirapé • South America > Eastern South America
In this article, the author discusses the organization of eating groups, their role in the distribution of food, the part they play in community feasts, and in social life in general. In addition, the communal labor groups among the Tapirapé are also...The succession of the chiefs among the Terenaarticle 1944 • Baldus, Herbert,1899-1970 & Hicock, Shelton
Terena • South America > Southern South America
This is a study of the succession to chieftainship of the Terena living near Miranda in the southern part of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The field work was undertaken by the author in February 1934, with the assistance of a native informant, ...