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Notes on the terms and the kinship system of the Tucanoarticle 1955 • Fulop, Marcos & Bravo, Mary Louise
Tukano • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article is an excellent study of Tucano kinship terminology and the extension and application of these kin terms to the various component sibs of the five major phratries. The data presented here were collected in the period from June 11 to Sept...Aspects of Tucano culturearticle 1956 • Fulop, Marcos & Bravo, Mary Louise
Tukano • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a collection of nine Tucano folk-tales and myths gathered by the author during the period June 11 - September 9, 1954, while he lived in residence in the village of Guadalajara on the Paca River (tributary of the Papuri River), in the Comisar...Aspects of Tucano culturearticle 1954 • Fulop, Marcos & Bravo, Mary Louise
Tukano • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article presents a rather unique example of a Tucano cosmogonical tale; unique in that it incorporates into the framework of the story numerous elements of 'western civilization' including ideas and concepts definitely related to missionary infl...Clans and kinship system of Cancuc (Mexico)Book 1947 • Guiteras Holmes, Calixta & Bravo, Mary Louise
Tzeltal • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This study of the kin groups (clan) and the kinship terminology of the Tzeltal in the town of Cancuc, Chiapas, Mexico, is based on the author's two season's fieldwork during May-June in 1945 and June 1946. In this short article information concerning...